Guernsey - 4 specimens taken in St. Pierre du Bois, La route de la Hougue Anthan, 6.& 9. v. 2000, M. & M. 

 Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Guernsey - noted as abundant in St. Pierre du Bois, La Broderie, viii.2000, D.J. Wedd; [pers. comm.]. 

 Jersey - noted as abundant in viii.2000, D.J. Wedd; [pers. comm.]. 



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 - 2 specimens taken at Stocks Hotel, 30.vii.2001, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]. 



HADA Billberg, 1820 



HADENA; sensu auct. 



MAMESTRA; sensu Halliwell, 1935 

 plebeja (Linnaeus, 1761) Shears 



nana (Hufnagel, 1766) 



dentina ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775) 

 Guernsey - listed by Miss Wilkinson, in, D.T. Ansted & R.G. Latham, 1862; & 1865:228 {recorded as Hadena 



dentina}. 



Guernsey - 2 specimens taken at sugar [date not given], W.A. Luff, 1873b(6):378 {recorded as Hadena 

 dentina}. 



Guernsey - listed as frequent in 1889; W.A. Luff, 1890b(l):167 {recorded as Hadena dentina}. 



Jersey - 1 specimen taken, 8.vi.l903, G.B. Coney, 1904(37):129; & W.A. Luff, 1909b(5):493 {recorded as 



Hadena dentina, Esp.}; A.C. Halliwell, 1935a([12?]):386; 1936(13):5 {recorded as Mamestra 



dentina}; & R. Dobson, 1961(18):23 {recorded as Hada nana}. 

 Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Ouen, St. Ouen's Bay, 27.vii.1935, A.C. Halliwell, 1936(13):5 {recorded as 



Mamestra dentina}; & R. Dobson, 1961(18):23 {recorded as Hada nana}. 

 Jersey - 1 specimen taken at light in St. Brelade, La Pulente, 9.x. 1960, housed in Societe Jersiaise Museum. 



M.L. & R. Long & J.H. Richards; R. Dobson, 1961(18):23 {named as Light Shears}. 

 Jersey - noted as common and widespread in spring and again in autumn in 1961, M.L. & R. Long & J.H. 



Richards, 1962(18):157 & 158 {named as Light Shears}. 

 Sark - 1 specimen taken in Sark Village, 19. vi. 1994, I.C. Beavis; [Societe Sercquiaise files]; R.A. Austin, 



1996(23) :865 {recorded as Hada nana}. 

 Sark - 1 specimen taken at Stocks Hotel, 8. vi. 1 995, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]. 

 Guernsey - specimens seen at light at 4 sites on 20 nights, between 32.V.-21 .vii. 1996, R.A. Austin, J. Brehaut & 



J. Hooper; R.A. Austin, 1997:30 {recorded as Hada nana}. 

 Sark - 1 specimen taken at Stocks Hotel, 23. vi. 1996, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe' Sercquiaise files]; R.A. Austin, 



1997:30 {recorded as Hada nana}. 

 Sark - 1 specimen taken at Fairy Wood, near Hog's Back, 7. vii. 1996, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Alderney - 1 specimen taken at light at Platte Saline, 21. vii. 1996, R. & M.L. Long; R.A. Austin, 1996(23):865; 



& 1997:30 {recorded as Hada nana}. 

 Guernsey - specimens seen at 2 sites on 10 nights between 24.v.-4.vii.l998, R.A. Austin & P.D.M. Costen; 



[pers. comm. from Austin database]. 

 Sark - 2 specimens taken at Le Dos D'Ane, 18.& 20.V.1999, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Guernsey - specimens seen at 2 sites on 11 nights between 29.V.-1 1. vii. 1999, R.A. Austin and M. Simmons; 



[pers. comm. from Austin database]. 

 Sark - 1 specimen seen at Stocks Hotel, 28. vi. 2000, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe' Sercquiaise files]. 

 Sark - 2 specimens taken at Le Dos D'Ane, 16. & 20.vii.2000, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Sark - 4 specimens taken at Le Dos D'Ane, 9., 10. & 22.vi.2001, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



POLIA Ochsenheimer, 1816 



APLECTA Guenee, 1838 



bombycina (Hufnagel, 1766) Pale Shining Brown 



advena ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775) 

 Jersey - listed by F.P. Johnson & F.G. Piquet, in, D.T. Ansted & R.G. Latham, 1862; & 1865:226 {recorded as 



Aplecta advena}. 



nebulosa (Hufnagel, 1766) Grey Arches 



Jersey - listed by F.P. Johnson & F.G. Piquet, in, D.T. Ansted & R.G. Latham, 1862; & 1865:226 {recorded as 

 Aplecta nebulosa}. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen taken by Mr Dawson; W.A. Luff, 1873b(6):378; & 1890b(l):167 {recorded as Aplecta 

 nebulosa } . 



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