Guernsey - 3 specimens taken, St. Martin, Burnt Lane, 11., 13. & 14-16. x. 1994, Rothamsted Insect Survey, W. 



Angell; A.M. Riley, 1999(111):208. 

 Channel Islands - noted as resident; B. Skinner & M. Parsons, 1996(108): 160. 

 Herm - 2 specimens taken at light, 8.x. 1996, P.H. Sterling; R.A. Austin, 1997:34; & 1997b:44. 

 Guernsey - specimens seen at light at 4 sites on 1 1 nights, hetween 10.x.-3.xi.l996, R.A. Austin, J. Brehaut & J. 



Hooper; 3 in St. Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, between 21. & 28.x. 1996, W. Angell; R.A. 



Austin, 1997:34. 



Jersey - noted as common with c. 50 specimens seen, late x.1997, D.J. Wedd, 1999(7):47. 



Guernsey - noted presence of this species, with up to 25 specimens a night in St. Pierre du Bois, La Broderie, La 



Claire Mare, in autumn, P.D.M. Costen, 1997(3):50. 

 Guernsey - specimens seen on 7 nights in St. Pierre du Bois, La Broderie, 14.x.-7.xi.l998, P.D.M. Costen; 3 in 



St. Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, 15. -26.x. 1998, W. Angell; [pers. comm. from Austin 



database]. 



Sark - noted as frequent; 3 specimens taken at Le Dos D'Ane, 4.,10.& 13.x. 1999, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Guernsey - specimens seen at 5 sites on 17 nights between 8.x. & 7.xi. 1999, R.A. Austin, M.P. Lawlor and M. 



Simmons; maximum of 14 in St. Pierre du Bois, La Broderie, 20.x. 1999, P.D.M. Costen; 2 in St. 



Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, 11.x. & l.xi.1999, W. Angell; [pers. comm. from Austin 



database]. 



Sark - specimens seen at Maricel, 10.ix.& 25.X.2000, H.E. Bull; det. M. Shaffer. 



Herm - 2 specimens taken at Fisherman's Cottage, 14. & 18.x. 2000, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Sark - 1 specimen taken at Maricel, 25.X.2000, H.E. Bull; [BMNH]. 



POLYMIXIS Hiibner, [1820] 



EUMICHTIS Hiibner, [1821] 

 EPUNDA Duponchel, 1844 

 POLIA; sensu Luff, 1907a 



flavicincta ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775) Large Ranunculus 



flavocincta; misspelling 



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

 flavocincta [sic] }. 



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



Polia flavocincta [sic]}; & W.A. Luff, 1909b(5):493 [recorded as Polia flavicincta, Fb}. 

 Guernsey - noted as common at Ivy blossom, and flying to lighted windows, Luff had reared specimens from 



larvae on Groundsel, W.A. Luff, 1873b(6):378 [recorded as Polia flavocincta [sic]}; & 1890b(l):166 



[recorded as Polia flavicincta}. 

 Guernsey - specimens taken at Ivy blossom, 14.x. 1893, A.J. Hodges, 1893a(4):302 {recorded as Polia 



flavicincta } . 



Jersey - specimens taken, 23.ix.-23.x.l903, GB. Coney, 1904(37):129; & W.A. Luff, 1909b(5):493 {recorded 



as Polia flavicincta, Fb. }. 

 Sark - noted as frequent, 9-14.vii.1906, W.A. Luff, 1907a(5):190 {recorded as Polia flavicincta, F.}. 

 Jersey - noted as common in autumn, A.C. Halliwell, 1935a([12?]):388 {recorded as Polia flavicincta}. 

 Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Ouen, Le Mielle de Morville, 20. ix. 1985, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 

 Jersey - specimens taken in St. Ouen, Le Mielle de Morville, 22. & 25. ix. 1987, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 

 Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Ouen, Le Mielle de Morville, 1 8.ix. 1990, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 

 Guernsey - specimens seen at 4 sites on 9 nights between 19. ix. -15.x. 1990, R.A. Austin; [pers. comm. from 



Austin database]. 



Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Ouen, Le Mielle de Morville, 2.x. 1991, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 



Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Ouen, Le Mielle de Morville, 9.x. 1994, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 



Herm - specimens taken at light, 7.x. 1996, P.H. Sterling; R.A. Austin, 1997:34; 1997b:44. 



Guernsey - Specimens seen at light in Vale, L'Ancresse, 12., 13. & 20.x. 1996, R.A. Austin; in St. Peter Port, 



Trinity Cottages, 26.x. 1996, J. Hooper; in Forest, La Croix on 4 nights, between 28.ix.-3.xi. 1996, J. 



Hooper; in St. Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, 1 9.ix.-7.x. 1 996, W. Angell; R.A. Austin, 1997:34. 

 Guernsey - specimens taken at 3 sites on 8 nights between 18.ix.-3.x.l998, R.A. Austin & P.D.M. Costen; [pers. 



comm. from Austin database]. 

 Guernsey - specimens taken at 4 sites on 15 nights between 1 7. ix. -20.x. 1999, R.A. Austin, P.D.M. Costen, M.P. 



Lawlor and M. Simmons; [pers. comm. from Austin database]. 

 Sark - 4 specimens taken at Le Dos D'Ane, 6.,7.,1 1.& 13.x. 1999, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Herm - 1 specimen taken at Fisherman's Cottage, 19.x. 2000, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 

 Alderney - data unknown, recorded by R. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files] [confirmation required]. 



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