EUPROCTIS Hiibner, [1819] 



LIPARIS Ochsenheimer, 1810, nec Scopoli, 1777 



PORTHESIA Stephens, 1828 



LEUCOMA; sensu Girard, 1953 

 chrysorrhoea (Linnaeus, 1758) Brown-tail 



chrysorhoea; misspelling 



chrysorrhaea; misspelling 



chrysorrhea; misspelling 



Guernsey - listed by Miss Wilkinson, in, D.T. Ansted & R.G. Latham, 1862; & 1865:229 {recorded as Porthesia 

 chrysorrhoea } . 



Jersey - listed by F.P. Johnson & F.G. Piquet, in, D.T. Ansted & R.G. Latham, 1862; & 1865:229 {recorded as 



Porthesia chrysorrhoea}; & W.A. Luff, 1909b(5):488 {recorded as Liparis chrysorrhaea [sic], L.}. 

 Guernsey - noted as rare, 1874, W.A. Luff, 1875(8):31 {recorded as Liparis chrysorrhoea}; & 1890b(l):16() 



{recorded as Porthesia chrysorrhoea}; C.J. Shayer, 1949(14):238. 

 Jersey - specimens reared in 1903, GB. Coney, 1904(37):127 {recorded as Porthesia chrysorrhoea}; & W.A. Luff, 



1909b(5):488 {recorded as Liparis chrysorrhaea [sic], L. }. 

 Jersey - noted as abundant around the coast; larvae hatch in August and hibernate while quite small in webs, active 



again in spring and found on Bramble, Hawthorn, Sloe and Dwarf rose. In 1 930 they were abundant in St. 



Brelade, the Quennevais, with large areas covered in webs, the patches of white being visible from large 



distances, A.C. Halliwell, 1934a([12?]):309; & F. Le Sueur, 1976:168. 

 Guernsey - larvae found in Vale, the Chouet district, Pembroke, on bramble in early vi. 1 948, specimens reared to 



adults, C.J. Shayer, 1949(14):238, & 1953(15): 171. 

 Guernsey - noted that larvae were still fairly plentiful in Vale, from Pembroke to Chouet in 1949 and 1950, C.J. 



Shayer, 1953(15):171. 



Guernsey - reported as a plague in Vale, the L'Ancresse area in early v. 1952, usually larvae were pests of orchards, 

 but this year were found largely on Blackberries, P.J. Girard, 1953(15):168 {recorded as Euproctis 

 (Leucoma) chrysorrhea [sic]}. 



Guernsey - larvae heavily infesting brambles in Vale, in the quarries and along car track at Chouet in May, Shayer 

 was asked by the States Authority for an identification and on 1 .vi. 1952 the species was confirmed, Shayer 

 found that the larvae had eaten the bramble to the stems and had moved onto the Sloe and Whitethorn 

 bushes and, on the Chouet side, to fruit trees and cultivated plants; biological notes were given stating 

 extent of larval webbing and the protection this afforded the larvae; the States department for pest control 

 carried out extensive spraying and web infested twigs and branches were cut away and burned; C.J. 

 Shayer, 1953(15):171-172. 



Herm - larvae seen, 28. v. 1953, Societe Guernesiaise excursion, C.J. Shayer, 1954(15):250. 



Jersey - colony of larvae in St. Ouen, on bramble at the Bird Observatory, vi. 1958, J. Lane, 1959(17):266. 



Alderney - 2 specimens taken at Val de Fontaine, 29 & 31 .vii. 1 962, M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Jersey - numerous larvae seen in St. Ouen, area of St. Ouen's Bay, early vi. 1965, B. Wurzell, 1966(25): 11. 



Alderney - specimen^?] taken in m/v light-trap in 1970 [data not given], R. & M.L. Long & V. Mendham; C.J. 

 Shayer, 1971(18):451. 



Jersey - noted that natural predators take a greater toll in time of plenty and so keep it well under control, F. Le 

 Sueur, 1976:168. 



Guernsey - adults reared from larvae on bramble in Vale, at Fort Doyle in 1981, T.N.D. Peet, 1982(21 ):21 



{recorded as Euproctis chrysorrhea [sic] }. 

 Alderney - larvae noted in great numbers in v. 1984 defoliating low foliage at sea level, T.N.D. Peet, 1985(21):450 



{recorded as Euproctis chrysorrhea [sic]}. 

 Alderney - larvae noted as abundant on bramble near Saye and elsewhere in first half of 1985, M.L. Mendham, 



1985(20):5. 



Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Brelade, Le Blanches Banques, 11. vi. 1986, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 

 Alderney - larvae seen in large numbers, v. 1987, M.L. Mendham, 1987(22):20. 



Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Ouen, La Mielle de Morville, 1 2. vii. 1 988, A.C. Warne; [entered as Euproctis 



chrysorhoea [sic] in manuscript lists], [pers. comm.]. 

 Guernsey - specimens seen in Vale, L'Ancresse, 3.viii. 1991 , R.A. Austin; B. Skinner & M. Parsons, 1996(108): 158. 

 Herm - 1 specimen taken at Harbour area, 1. vii. 1993, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Herm - webbing and large numbers of larvae seen, 26. -29. v. 1995, M. Hull; [pers. comm.]. 

 Herm - 1 specimen taken at May Queen, 20.vii.1995, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Herm - 1 specimen taken at Shell Bay, 20.vii.1995, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Herm - 1 specimen taken at Teazle Pond, 22.vii.1995, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Sark - specimens seen at La Coupee, 30. vii. 1995, M. & M. Shaffer. 



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