Sark - common at Le Vallon D'Or, lO.v.1994, M. & M. Shaffer. 

 Herm - specimens seen in Harbour area, 21. v. 1994, M. & M. Shaffer. 



Sark - 13 specimens seen at Stocks Hotel, 8. ,10., 12. & 15. vi. 1995, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]. 

 Herm - 1 specimen taken at Roberts Cross, 23.vii.1995, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Guernsey - specimens seen at light at 8 sites on 45 nights, between 14.v.-8.viii. 1996, R.A. Austin, J. Brehaut & 



J. Hooper; 104 in St. Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, between 30.v.-15.viii.l996, W. Angell; 



R.A. Austin, 1997:27 {recorded as Spilosoma lutea [sic]}. 

 Sark - dead specimens found at Mon Plaisir, 21 .vi. 1 996, Retta Plummer (Sark School); det. M. Shaffer. 

 Sark - 22 specimens seen at Stocks Hotel, 22.-26.vi. 1996, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]; R.A. 



Austin, 1997:27 {recorded as Spilosoma lutea [sic]}. 

 Alderney - 3 specimens seen at light at Platte Saline, 1 8.-20. vii. 1 996, R. & M.L. Long; R.A. Austin, 1997:27 



{recorded as Spilosoma lutea [sic]}. 

 Sark - specimens seen at Le Vallon D'Or, 16.V.1997, M. & M. Shaffer. 



Guernsey - specimens seen in Forest, Le Chene, 29.vii.-5.viii. 1997, D.J.L. Agassiz; [pers. comm.]. 



Guernsey - specimens seen at 3 sites on 30 nights between 2 1 . v.-24. viii. 1 998, R.A. Austin & P.D.M. Costen; 45 



in St. Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, 27. V.-13. viii. 1998, W. Angell; [pers. comm. from Austin 



database]. 



Sark - 32 specimens seen at Stocks Hotel, 28. vi. -2. vii. 1 998; 6 at Les Genets, 3.vii. 1 998, R. & M.L. Long; 



[Societe Sercquiaise files]; [pers. comm. from Austin database]. 

 Sark - 1 specimen seen in the Avenue, 5. vii. 1 998, M. & M. Shaffer. 



Guernsey - specimens seen at 7 sites on 47 nights between 4.iv.- 12.x. 1999, various recorders; 50 in St. Martin, 



Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, 24. v. -25. vii. 1999, W. Angell; [pers. comm. from Austin database]. 

 Sark - specimens seen at Le Dos D'Ane, 19.V.1999, M. & M. Shaffer. 

 Herm - specimens seen in Harbour area, 23. v. 1999, M. & M. Shaffer. 



Sark - 86 specimens seen at Stocks Hotel, 3. -9. vii. 1999, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]; [pers. 



comm. from Austin database]. 

 Sark - 1 larva taken in The Avenue, 10.x. 1999, parasitised by Tachinidae, 4 adult flies emerged 24.xi.1999 of 



Thelaira solivaga (Harris), M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH], 

 Sark - 1 fresh specimen seen at Le Dos D'Ane, 1 1.x. 1999, M. & M. Shaffer. 

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



Guernsey - specimens seen in St. Pierre du Bois, La route de la Hougue Anthan, 6.- 12. v. 2000, M. & M. Shaffer. 



Sark - 61 specimens seen at Stocks Hotel, 26. vi. -2. vii. 2000, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]. 



Sark - 1 specimen taken at Le Dos D'Ane, 15. vii. 2000, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Sark - specimens seen at Le Clos Bourel, 28. vii. 2000, M.J. Bull; det. M. Shaffer. 



Sark - specimens seen at Maricel, 8.& 1 1 .viii.2000, H.E. Bull; det. M. Shaffer. 



Jersey - 8 specimens seen in various localities, viii.2000, D.J. Wedd; [pers. comm.]. 



Sark - 1 specimen seen and 1 taken at Le Dos D'Ane, 9.& 12.vi.2001, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Sark - 1 specimen seen and 1 taken at Le Clos Bourel, 14. & 16.vi.2001, M.J. Bull; [BMNH]. 



Guernsey - specimens seen in Forest, Le Chene, 23. vi. 2001 and Petit Bot. 25. vi. 2001, M. & M. Shaffer. 



Sark - specimens seen at Maricel, 27.& 30. vi. & 27.vii.2001 , H.E. Bull; det. M. Shaffer. 



Sark - 4 specimens seen at Stocks Hotel, 28-29. vii. 2001, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]. 



Sark - 10 specimens seen at Maricel, 22., 24.& 30.vi., 6-8.,12.& 24.vii. & 5.viii.2002, M.J. Bull; det. M. Shaffer. 



note: It is evident that in many of the earlier published records the name lubricipeda was used in error. 



urticae (Esper, 1789) Water Ermine 



papyratia (Marsham, 1 79 1 ) 



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

 Spilosoma papyratia}. 



DIAPHORA Stephens, 1 827 



ARCTIA; sensu Luff, 1873 

 CYCNIA; sensu auct. 

 CYCNIS; misspelling 

 SPILOSOMA; sensu auct. 



mendica (Clerck, 1759) Muslin Moth 



Jersey - listed by F.P. Johnson & F.G. Piquet, in D.T. Ansted & R.G. Latham, 1862; & 1865:227. 

 Guernsey - noted that larvae are common on dock, W.A. Luff, 1873a(6):353 {recorded as Arctia mendica}. 

 Alderney - specimen taken in c 1 89 1 , Mr. L. Langlois; W.A. Luff, 1901d(4):29 & 31{recorded as Spilosoma 

 mendica}. 



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