Jersey - specimens taken, 23 & 24. v. 1903, G.B. Coney, 1904(37):127 {recorded as Spilosoma mendica}; & 



W.A. Luff, 1909b(5):488 {recorded as Arctia mendica, Clerck } . 

 Jersey - noted as frequent, taken at light in St. Saviour, A.C. Halliwell, 1934a([12?]):312. 

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



Shayer, 1971(18):451 {recorded as Cycnis [sic] mendica). 

 Guernsey - specimens taken on 4 nights in St. Peter Port, St. John, 3. -13. v. 1990, R.A. Austin; [pers. comm. from 



Austin database]. 



Sark - 1 specimen taken in Rue Lucas telephone box, 8.V.1994, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Sark - 1 specimen taken at Petit Champ, 16.vi.1994, 1.C. Beavis; [Societe Sercquiaise files]. 

 Guernsey - specimens seen at light at 6 sites on 26 nights, between 28.iv.-16.vi. 1996, R.A. Austin, J. Brehaut & 



J. Hooper; 8 in St. Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, between 8.iv.-9.vi.l996, W. Angell; R.A. 



Austin, 1997:27. 



Sark - 1 specimen taken in The Avenue, lO.v.1997, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Sark - 1 specimen taken at Le Vallon D'Or, 1 l.v.1997, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Guernsey - up to 31 specimens seen at 3 sites on 40 nights between 28.iii.-3.vi. 1998, R.A. Austin & P.D.M. 

 Costen; 7 in St. Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, 19.iv.-25.v. 1998, W. Angell; [pers. comm. from 

 Austin database]. 



Guernsey - specimens seen at 3 sites on 23 nights between 30.m>15.v.l999, various recorders; 13 in St. Martin, 

 Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, 13.iv.-20.v.l999, W. Angell; [pers. comm. from Austin database]. 



Sark - 1 specimen taken at Le Dos D'Ane, 18.V.1999, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in Torteval, Pleinmont, 9.V.2000, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in St. Pierre du Bois, La route de la Hougue Anthan, 9. v. 2000, M. & M. Shaffer; 

 [BMNH]. 



Sark - specimens seen at Le Clos Bourel, 4.viii.2000, M.J. Bull; det. M. Shaffer. 



Guernsey - 2 specimens seen in St. Pierre du Bois, La Broderie, 16.iv.2001, P.D.M. Costen; [pers. comm. to 



M.R. Honey, [BMNH]]. 

 Sark - 1 specimen taken at Le Clos Bourel, 19.V.2001, M.J. Bull; [BMNH]. 

 Sark - 1 specimen taken at Le Dos D'Ane, 15.iv.2002, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Sark - 1 specimen taken in The Avenue, 16.iv.2002, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Sark - 1 specimen seen at Maricel, 1. v. 2002, H.E. Bull; det. M. Shaffer. 



PHRAGMATOBIA Stephens, 1828 

 ARCTIA; sensu Luff, 1874 

 SPILOSOMA; sensu auct. 



fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) Ruby Tiger 



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



1909b(5):488 {recorded as Arctia fuliginosa, L. }. 

 Alderney - noted as frequent, 23-30. vi. 1873, W.A. Luff, 1874(7):11; & 1898a(3):177; 1900f (3):393 {recorded 



as Arctia fuliginosa, L. }. 



Guernsey - noted as not rare, W.A. Luff, 1873a(6):353 {recorded as Arctia fuliginosa); & 1890b(l):159 



{recorded as Spilosoma fuliginosa) . 

 Alderney - listed as common in 1889, W.A. Luff, 1890b(l):159 {recorded as Spilosoma fuliginosa) . 

 Alderney - noted as frequent, 4-9.viii.1892, W.A. Luff, 1898a(3):177; & 1900f(3):393 {recorded as Arctia 



fuliginosa, L. } . 



Jersey - specimen taken, 12.viii.1903, G.B. Coney, 1904(37):127 {recorded as Spilosoma fuliginosa); & W.A. 



Luff, 1909b(5):488 {recorded as Arctia fuliginosa, L.}. 

 Guernsey - 1 specimen bred from larva, 5. v. 1905, Rev. F.E. Lowe, a darkly suffused specimen approaching the 



appearance of the Scottish subspecies borealis (Staudinger, 1871); W.A. Luff, 1906(5):21 {recorded as 



Arctia fuliginosa). 



Sark - 1 specimen taken, 9-14.vii.1906, W.A. Luff, 1907a(5):189 {recorded as Arctia fuliginosa, L.}. 



Jersey - noted as being most common in St. Saviour, being usually seen attracted to gas lamps up St. Saviour's 



Hill in June and August; odd specimens found in other parts of the island, A.C. Halliwell, 



1934a([12?]):312. 



Alderney - 1 specimen taken at Longy Bay, Chateau de Longis [Nunnery], 25. viii. 1958, M. Shaffer; [BMNH], 

 1993(28):30. 



Alderney - 1 specimen taken at Val de Fontaine, 25. viii. 1959, M. Shaffer; [BMNH], 1993(28):30. 

 Jersey - 1 specimen taken in Grouville, Gorey, 5. viii. 1962, M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Guernsey - noted as common at light-trap in 1968, C.J. Shayer, 1969(18):270. 

 Guernsey - noted as abundant in 1971, C.J. Shayer, 1972(19):18. 

 Guernsey - noted as common in 1973, C.J. Shayer, 1974(19):250. 



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