Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in Forest, Petit Bot, 25. vi. 2001, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Herm - 2 specimens taken at Princess Radziwell Walk, 18.vi.2003, and at Le Grand Monceau, 19.vi.2003, M. & M. 

 Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



cuculata (Hufhagel, 1767) Royal Mantle 



cucullata; misspelling 



Jersey - 1 specimen taken in Grouville, Gorey in 1916, G.E.J. Crallan, A.C. Halliwell, 1937a(13):146 {recorded as 

 Anticlea cucullata [sic]}. 



Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Brelade, La Pulente, 20.vii. 1961 , M.L. & R. Long & J.H. Richards, 1962(18):157 & 



159 {recorded as Euphyia cuculata}. 

 Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Brelade, Pont Marquet, 22.vii.1963, M.L. & R. Long, 1964(18):376 {recorded as 



Euphyia cuculata}. 



Jersey - 1 specimen taken at light at St. John, 23.vi.1970, M.L. & R. Long, 1971(20):223 {recorded as Euphyia 

 cuculata}. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen taken at light in St. Martin, Fermain Bay, 1 0. vii. 1 992 and 1 in Forest, Petit Bot, 14.vii. 1992, 

 G. & F. Higgs; 1 taken in St. Martin, Burnt Lane, 1 5. vii. 1 992, Horticultural Advisory Service; 1 in St. 

 Martin. Les Merriennes, 18. vii. 1992, G. & F. Higgs; R.A. Austin, 1993(23):231 & 235. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in St. Pierre du Bois, La Broderie20.viii.2001, P.D.M. Costen; R.A. Austin, 

 2002a(l):41. 



EPIRRHOE Hubner, [1825] 



CIDARIA; sensu Jordan, 1888 



EPIRROE; misspelling 



MELANIPPE; sensu auct. 



MELANTHIA; sensu Johnson & Piquet, 1862 



XANTHORHOE; sensu Halliwell, 1937a 

 tristata (Linnaeus, 1758) Small Argent and Sable 



Jersey - listed by F.P. Johnson & F.G. Piquet, in, D.T. Ansted & R.G. Latham, 1862; & 1865:228; & W.A. Luff, 



1909b(5):490 {recorded as Melanippe tristata, L.}; A.C. Halliwell, 1937a(13):145 {recorded as 



Xanthorhoe tristata}. 



alternata (M tiller, 1764) altemata (Miiller, 1764) Common Carpet 



sociata (Borkhausen, 1 794) 

 subtristata (Haworth, 1809) 

 rivata; sensu Halliwell, 1932 



Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in 1886, noted as an aberration on which the central band [on the forewing] was 

 reduced to a dark discal lunule, Rev. F.E. Lowe, 1898(10):151 {recorded as ab. of Melanippe sociata}. 



Guernsey - noted as not very common in 1889, W.A. Luff, 1890b(l):172 {recorded as Melanippe sociata}. 



Jersey - specimens taken in 1903, G.B. Coney. 1904(37): 130 {recorded as Melanippe subtristata}. 



Jersey - noted as common, W.A. Luff, 1909b(5):490 {recorded as Melanippe subtristata, Haw. }. 



Jersey - a series of specimens [data not given] taken by Halliwell were identified as this species, A.C. Halliwell, 

 1932a(13):145 {recorded as Xanthorhoe rivata}; & identifications corrected, M.L. & R. Long, 1972(20) 

 :344. 



Jersey - noted as common, A.C. Halliwell, 1937a(13):145 {recorded as Xanthorhoe sociata}. 

 Alderney - specimens'?] taken in m/v light-trap in 1970 [no data given], R. & M. L. Long & V. Mendham; C.J. 

 Shayer, 1971(18):451. 



Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Helier, Bellozanne Valley, summer 1971, M. Pallot; M.L. & R. Long, 

 1972(20):344. 



Guernsey - specimens seen, 27.vii.-9.viii. 1982, D.J.L. Agassiz; [pers. comm.]. 



Jersey - specimens taken in St. Ouen, La Mielle de Morville, 27.vi.& 20.ix.1985, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 

 Guernsey - specimens seen, 12-19. vi. 1990, D.J.L. Agassiz & J.R. Langmaid; [pers. comm.]. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen seen in Forest, Petit Bot, 1 .ix. 1 990; 1 in Forest, La Carriere and 1 in St. Martin, Saints, 



3.ix. 1 990, R.A. Austin; [pers. comm. from Austin datahase]. 

 Sark - specimens seen at Le Clos de Vin, 7. vii. 1993, M. & M. Shaffer. 

 Sark - 1 specimen taken at Le Dos D*Ane, 8.viii.l995, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Sark - 1 specimen taken at Dixcart Wood, 9.viii.l995, B. & J. Perree; [BMNH]. 

 Sark - 1 specimen taken at Greve de la Ville, l.vi. 1996, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Guernsey - 10 specimens seen at 5 sites on 10 nights, between 21 .vii.- 17. ix. 1996, R.A. Austin & J. Brehaut; 2 in St. 



Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, between 1 .ix.- 10.x. 1 996, W. Angell; R.A. Austin. 1997:20. 

 Sark - specimens seen at Le Vallon D'Or, 5. v. 1997, M. & M. Shaffer. 



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