Jersey - specimens taken, 28. v. 1946; noted that specimens of Jersey race are considerably larger, lighter in 

 ground colour and less heavily spotted than race from Guernsey, C.J. Shayer, 1948(14):12. 



Guernsey - seen in moderate numbers in St. Martin, Icart from early June to mid-July 1946, C.J. Shayer, 

 1948(14):12. 



Guernsey - specimens seen in 1947, C.J. Shayer, 1948a(14):123. 



Guernsey - large colonies of larvae seen in St. Martin, Icart and Torteval, Pleinmont in 1948; adults noted as 



abundant at Pleinmont, 13.vi.1948, C.J. Shayer, 1949(14):237. 

 Jersey - 9 specimens taken, 1., 30 & 31.vii.1948, R.E. Parsons; [BMNH]. 



Sark - noted as fairly common in 1949; 1 aberrant specimen taken , 20.V.1949, C.J. Shayer, 1950(14):348 & 

 349. 



Guernsey - noted as less common than usual; 1 specimen taken in St. Pierre du Bois, L'Eree headland and 2 in 

 Vale, Bordeaux in 1949, evidently widening its range on the island; 1 dwarf <$ taken in St. Martin, 

 Saints Bay, lO.vii. 1949; C.J. Shayer, 1950(14):349. 



Guernsey - noted as scarce in 1950, population probably depleted by widespread cliff fires during drought of 

 previous summer, C.J. Shayer, 1951(15): 18. 



Guernsey - noted as comparatively scarce on the south coast cliffs in 1951 ;1 freshly emerged $ taken in St. 

 Sampson, Le Crocq, 28. vi. 1951; about 12 specimens were seen in St. Martin, Icart, 15.vii.1951; these 

 records indicate that species is local, but gradually extending its range, C.J. Shayer, 1952(15):97. 



Guernsey - specimens seen in Torteval, Pleinmont, 14. vi. 1953, C.J. Shayer, 1954(15):251 {recorded as Melitae 

 [sic] cinxia}. 



Guernsey - noted as searched for in St. Martin, Icart on 4.vii. 1 954 and in St. Pierre du Bois, Prevote in early 



viii.1954, but no specimens seen, C.J. Shayer, 1955(15):342. 

 Guernsey - 1 larva taken in Torteval, Pleinmont, 21. v. 1955, bred through to maturity, the adult emerged 



19. vi. 1955; 2 specimens seen at Pleinmont, 5.vi. 1955; several on 23. vi. 1955 and about 12 in St. Martin, 



Icart, 3.vii.l955; C.J. Shayer, 1956(16):18. 

 Guernsey - populations found to be normal in St. Pierre du Bois, Prevote Watch Tower, 24. vi. 1956 and in 



Torteval, Pleinmont, 8. vii. 1 956; a few specimens seen in St. Martin, Icart, 1 5. vii. 1 956, C.J. Shayer, 



1957(16):126. 



Guernsey - only a few specimens seen in Torteval, Pleinmont cliffs, 20. vi. 1957, C.J. Shayer, 1958( 16):201. 

 Guernsey - a few specimens seen in St. Pierre du Bois, Prevote WatchTower, 26. vi. 1958; about 6 specimens 



seen in St. Martin, Le Bon Port, 17.vii.1958, C.J. Shayer, 1959a(16):320 {recorded as Melitae [sic] 



cinxia}, 



Alderney - 1 specimen taken on The Giffoine, 28.vii.1962, M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Guernsey - larvae were taken in Torteval, Pleinmont, 2. v. 1963, Mr C. David; adults noted as present in 



reasonably good numbers at Pleinmont, 2. vii. 1963, and an interesting aberration was taken [no details 



given], C.J.^Shayer, 1964(17):435. 

 Guernsey - numbers of larvae found on the cliffs in Torteval, Pleinmont, v. 1964, but few adults were seen in 



vii. 1964, C.J. Shayer. 1965(17):532. 

 Jersey - hundreds of specimens seen in St. Ouen, St. Ouen's Bay, specimens taken, early vi. 1 965, B. Wurzell, 



1966(25) :10. 



Guernsey Bailiwick - [incorrectly] noted as fairly common in all the islands, but perhaps declining in Guernsey; 



showing preference to lower cliff slopes [there are no recorded specimens from Herm, Jethou or 



Brecqhou], C.J. Shayer, 1967a(18):28 & 29. 

 Channel Islands - noted as quite common in all the islands [though not recorded from Herm, Jethou or 



Brecqhou], assumed to be single4jrooded although adults have been taken in [May and] August [and 



larvae seen in November in 1945, showing that in some years it may be double4irooded], R. Long, 



1970(21 ):247. 



Alderney - noted as very common all round the coast, but especially at the east end of the island and in the area 



of Vallee des Trois Vaux in 1972, D.C. Lang, 1972[7]September:19. 

 Alderney - noted as fairly common and single4~>rooded; larvae feeding on ribwort and buck's horn plantain, R.B. 



Freeman, 1976[11]:9. 

 Jersey - noted as fairly common along cliffs in early summer, F. Le Sueur, 1976:161. 



Guernsey - noted that the cliff colonies continue, but that species was not common 1978, T.N.D. Peet, 

 1978(90):336. 



Guernsey - maintaining a foothold on the cliffs, but noted as being at a low ebb, 2 specimens seen on separate 



occasions, v. 1978, T.N.D. Peet, 1979(20):305. 

 Guernsey - young larvae found on Ribwort Plantain in Forest, Le Gouffre, v. 1979, during a field meeting by 



members of Societe Guernesiaise, further larvae found in Forest, Le Corbiere and in Torteval. Les 



Tielles over the next two weeks; the adults proving to be common right along to Torteval, Pleinmont 



by vii. 1979; T.N.D. Peet, 1980(20):452. 



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