reported 2 specimens taken in St. Peter Port, yard of Town Hospital; 2 in a garden in St. Peter Port, Brock 



Road; 1 seen at rest on a greenhouse near Victor Hugo's house in St. Peter Port, Hauteville; 1 at rest on 



railing St. Peter Port, near La Salerie Battery; 1 on a street-door knocker; W.A. Luff, 1875c(8):271-272; & 



1890b(l):156 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli). 

 Alderney - reported that specimens were taken in great numbers during 1875. 1 full-grown larva feeding on 



Convolvulus sepium, sent to Luff on 14.x. 1875 which was passed on to E. Newman for description. W.A. 



Luff, 1875c(8):272; & E. Newman, 1875a(8):272-275 for larval description; W.A. Luff, 1890b(l):156; 



1898a(3):176; 1900f(3):392 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli, L.}. 

 Sark - occurrence listed, W.A. Luff, 1889(22):76 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli). 



Guernsey - noted as plentiful, 2 specimens taken, 1891, exhibited at Society meeting on 22.ix. 1891, W.A. Luff, 



1892d(2):117 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli}. 

 Guernsey - several specimens taken, including 1 in a yard in St. Peter Port, Pedvin Street and 1 in St. Peter Port, 



George Street, 7.ix.l892, further specimens taken in ix.; W.A. Luff, 1893d(2):180 {recorded as Sphinx 



convolvuli). 



Guernsey - noted as scarce in 1893, W.A. Luff, 1894d(2):262 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli). 



Guernsey - noted as abundant in 1895, W.A. Luff, 1896a(3):16 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli). 



Alderney - listed but not seen, iv.-vi.1897, F.A. Walker, 1897(30):223 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli). 



Guernsey - noted as extremely abundant with many specimens taken in St. Sampson, Delancey Hill; St. Peter Port, 



Burnt Lane and St. Peter Port, near St. Stephen's Church, 1898, W.A. Luff, 1899(3):251. 

 Alderney - larvae taken in 1901, E.D. Marquand; W.A. Luff, 1902a(4):57; 1902b(4):65 {recorded as Sphinx 



convolvuli ) . 



Guernsey - 1 pupa exhibited at Society meeting on 16.x. 1901, adults noted as excessively abundant from viii.- 

 x.1901, but larvae and pupae seldom found, W.A. Luff, 1902a(4):57; 1902b(4):65, 66 {recorded as Sphinx 

 convolvuli ) . 



Guernsey - 2 specimens taken, noted as very rare in 1902, W.A. Luff, 1903c(4):123 {recorded as Sphinx 

 convolvuli). 



Jersey - 13 specimens taken and many more seen, abundant at tobacco plants, from 25. viii. -14.x. 1903, GB. Coney, 

 1904(37):127 & 131; & W.A. Luff, 1909b(5):487; A.C. Halliwell, 1934a([12?]):306 {recorded as Sphinx 

 convolvuli, L. }. 



Guernsey - very few specimens seen in 1903, W.A. Luff, 1904(4):197 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli). 



Guernsey - noted as fairly plentiful in 1904, specimens brought to Luff by Mr Derrick 2.ix.l904, and 8 others 



received from 3-16.ix. 1904; W.A. Luff, 1905(4):319 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli). 

 Guernsey - noted as very scarce, no specimens seen in 1905, W.A. Luff, 1906(5):20 {recorded as Sphinx 



convolvuli) 



Guernsey - noted as very scarce in 1906, W.A. Luff, 1907(5):126 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli). 



Sark - noted as usually common, W.A. Luff, 1907a(5):188 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli, L. }. 



Guernsey - noted as scarce in 1907, W.A. Luff, 1908a(5):275 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli). 



Guernsey - 1 specimen reported taken in St. Peter Port, at top of George Road, noted as scarce in 1909, W.A. Luff, 



1910(6): 18 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli). 

 Guernsey - specimens seen in 1911, F.E. Lowe, 1912(6):264. 

 Jersey - noted as occurring, G.E.J. Crallan, 1913(4):66. 



Jersey - specimens taken in 1917, G.E.J. Crallan, 1918(43):368 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli). 



Jersey - not seen in 1928, A.C. Halliwell, 1930([11?]):210 {recorded as S[phinx] convolvuli). 



Jersey - several specimens taken, ix. 1929, A.C. Halliwell, 1930([11?]):210 {recorded as Sfphinx] convolvuli). 



Jersey - noted that numbers annually fluctuate, appearing in autumn, earliest date being 25. viii. and latest on 14.x.; 



noted there are no records of larvae in Jersey, and assumed all records to be migrants, A.C. Halliwell, 



1934a([12?]):306 {recorded as Sphinx convolvuli). 

 Jersey - noted as a regular migrant, A.C. Halliwell, 1936(13):5 & 1945(81):249 {recorded as H[erse] convolvuli). 

 Guernsey - 2 larvae taken in St. Peter Port, at the Star Office, 9. viii. 1943, one was mutilated the other failed to 



pupate; 2 specimens seen in St. Peter Port, La route Isabelle, brought into house by the cat, 1 1 .ix. 1943, Mi" 



Warry; specimens seen in St. Saviour, La Couture, Mr Lloyd de Putron and Mr Spencer; C.J. Shayer, 



1946(13):397 {recorded as Herse (Sphinx) convolvuli). 

 Guernsey - 1 full-grown larva taken, pupated immediately, 24. viii. 1944, emerged 21.vii.1945; 1 specimen taken in 



[parish?] on chimney-stack of the Prince of Wales Hotel, 20.ix.1944, Mr. H. Travers; C.J. Shayer, 



1946a(13):401 & 1946b(13):404 {recorded as Herse convolvuli). 

 Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in Vale, Le Friquet, 12. viii. 1945, C.J. Shayer, 1946b(13):404 {recorded as Herse 



convolvuli). 



Guernsey - 1 specimen taken that had been found in a tennis net, 3.ix.l947, Mr Anstey; other specimens were seen 

 on 4, 6 & 18.ix. and 11.x. 1947, the last two records were of larvae, both fed for a short time then pupated, 



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