Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in St. Pierre du Bois, La Route de la Hougue Anthan, 28.vii.1995, M. & M. 

 Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Sark - specimens seen at La Tour and near La Seigneurie, 6.viii. 1995, M. & M. Shaffer. 



Guernsey - specimens seen at light and seen at 10 sites on 16 nights, between 20. vii.-7.ix. 1 996, R.A. Austin, J. 

 Brehaut & J. Hooper; 1 in St. Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, 28.vii.1996, W. Angell; 

 R.A.Austin, 1997:18. 



Herm - specimens in flight observed, 15.viii.1996, 1 dead specimen photographed, 19.viii.1996, M. Hull; 



[identity confirmed in letter dated Li. 2001, pers. comm.]. 

 Guernsey - larva seen on cliffpath at St. Pierre du Bois, 17.V.1997, M. & M. Shaffer. 



Guernsey - noted as abundant on cliffs, several at light in Forest, Le Chene, 29.vii.-5.viii. 1997, D.J.L. Agassiz; 

 [pers. comm.]. 



Alderney - 1 larva seen at Les Bouffresses, 23.V.1998, R.A. & M. Austin, 1998(33):21. 



Guernsey - specimens seen at 13 sites on 27 dates between 17.vii.-17.ix.1998, several recorders; 3 in St. Martin, 

 Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, 2. & 1 l.viii.1998, W. Angell; [pers. comm. from Austin database]. 



Guernsey - 2 specimens taken in St. Pierre du Bois, La Route de la Hougue Anthan, 20. & 24.vii.1998, M. & M. 

 Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Sark - specimens seen on Eperquerie Common, 3.viii.l998, Little Sark, Rouge Terrier, 6.viii. 1998, Little Sark, 

 Silver Mines, 7. viii. 1 998, Little Sark, Rouge Terrier and La Coupee, 1 2. viii. 1 998, I.C. Beavis; [pers. 

 comm.]. 



Alderney - 10 specimens seen at light at Platte Saline, 7.-1 l.viii.1998, R. & M.L. Long {recorded as subsp. 



callunae}; [pers. comm. from Austin database]. 

 Jersey - specimens regularly seen at light on the west coast, early viii. 1998, noted that a third of the caught 



were of a 'normal' colour, the majority were a dark chocolate, similar to but more reddish than ab. 



olivacea from Caithness, D.J. Wedd, 1999(7):48. 

 Jersey - noted as widely distributed during first week, viii. 1998, A. Wood, 1998(16 Dec.):17. 

 Guernsey - larvae seen in Vale, Grande Havre, 22.ii.1999, R.A. Austin; larvae in St. Pierr du Bois, La Broderie, 



1. v. 1999, P.D.M. Costen; specimens seen at 17 sites on 35 days between 18. vi. -22. viii. 1999, various 



recorders; 1 in St. Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, 1 7. viii. 1 999, W. Angell; [pers. comm. from 



Austin database]; [pers. comm. from P.H. Sterling]. 

 Sark - larva taken on Eperquerie Common, 12.V.1999, pupated 17. v. 1999, $ emerged l.vii.1999, M. & M. 



Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Herm - larvae seen in various localities, 22. & 29. v. 1999; 1 taken on Spine Road, 24. v. 1999, pupated 1 .vi. 1 999, 



$ emerged (crippled) 9.vii.l999, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Guernsey - larvae seen on cliffpaths in Torteval, 29. v. 1999, M. & M. Shaffer. 



Sark - 10 specimens seen on Little Sark, Hog's Back, near La Seigneurie and Eperquerie Common, 6.- 

 lO.vii. 1 999, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]; [pers. comm. from Austin database]. 



Alderney - 4 specimens seen at light at Platte Saline, 12. viii. 1999, R. & M.L. Long; [pers. comm. from Austin 

 database]. 



Sark - larva taken at Le Dos D'Ane, 11.x. 1999, pupated 24.xi.1999, 8 emerged 14L2000, M. & M. Shaffer; 

 [BMNH]. 



Sark - larvae seen, 29.iv.-5.v.2000, M. & M. Shaffer. 



Guernsey - larvae seen in Torteval and St. Pierre du Bois, 6.-1 2. v. 2000, M. & M. Shaffer. 



Sark - 1 specimen seen at Stocks Hotel, 2.vii.2000, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]. 



Herm - noted as very common, 1. viii. 2000, D.J. Wedd; [pers. comm.]. 



Sark - 1 specimen seen at Le Clos Bourel, 10. viii. 2000, M.J. Bull; det. M. Shaffer. 



Jersey - noted as common, viii. 2000, D.J. Wedd; [pers. comm.]. 



Herm - larva taken at Fisherman's Cottage on bramble, 4.iv.2001, pupated 22.iv.2001, <$ emerged l.vii.2001, 



M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Sark - larvae seen at La Coupee, 10.vi.2001, M. & M. Shaffer. 

 Herm - noted as abundant, summer 2001, D.J. Wedd, 2002(17):48. 

 Sark - larvae seen at La Coupee, 8.iv.2002, M. & M. Shaffer. 



MACROTHYLACIA Rambur, 1 866 



BOMBYX; sensu auct. 



LAMBESSA; sensu Luff, 1909a 



LASIOCAMPA; sensu auct. 

 rubi (Linnaeus, 1758) Fox Moth 



Jersey - listed by F.P. Johnson & F.G. Piquet, in, DT. Ansted & R.G. Latham, 1862; & 1865:228 {recorded as 



Lasiocampa rubi); & W.A. Luff, 1909b(5):488 {recorded as Bombyx rubi, L.}. 

 Guernsey - noted as common, E.D. Marquand, 1874(9):205 {recorded as Lasiocampa rubi}. 



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