Guernsey - specimens seen at 9 sites on 14 nights between 22.vii.-20.viii. 1999, various recorders; 3 in St. 



Martin, Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, 1 .-8. viii. 1 999, W. Angell; [pers. comm. from Austin database]. 

 Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in Castel, Fauxquets Valley, 27.vii.1999, P.H. Sterling; [pers. comm.]. 

 Jersey - specimens seen, viii. 1999, D.J. Wedd; [pers. comm.]. 

 Sark - 2 specimens taken at La Vaurocque, 24.vii.2000, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Guernsey - 6 specimens seen in Forest, Petit Bot, 30.vii. & 2.& 4. viii. 2000, and in St. Pierre du Bois, La 



Broderie, 31.vii.2000, D.J. Wedd; [pers. comm.]. 

 Sark - 3 specimens seen at Stocks Hotel, 26 & 28.vii.2001, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]. 

 Sark - 1 specimen seen at Maricel, 2.X.2001, H.E. Bull; det. M. Shaffer. 

 Sark - 1 specimen seen at Maricel, 6.vii.2002, H.E. Bull; det. M. Shaffer. 



pyralina ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775) Lunar-spotted Pinion 



Guernsey - [2?]specimens taken in St. Martin, light-traps at the Experimental Research Station in 1975, W. 



Angell; C.J. Shayer, 1977(20):29 {recorded as Cosmia pyralina}. 

 Jersey - 2 specimens taken, 25.vii.1984, R. Long, 1986(24):169 {recorded as Cosmia pyralina}. 

 Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in St. Martin, Icart, 13.vii.2001, T.N.D. Peet; R.A. Austin, 2002a(l):41. 



APAMEA Ochsenheimer, 1816 



XYLOPHASIA Stephens, 1829 



HADENA; sensu Shayer, 1958 



MAMESTRA; sensu Wilkinson, 1862 

 monoglypha (Hufnagel, 1766) Dark Arches 



polyodon (Linnaeus, 1761), nec (Clerck, 1759) 

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



Xylophasia polyodon}. 



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



Luff, 1909b(5):491 {recorded as Xylophasia polyodon, L. }. 

 Alderney - several specimens taken at sugar, 23-30. vi. 1873, W.A. Luff, 1874(7):11; & 1898a(3):177 {recorded 



as Xylophasia polyodon}. 

 Guernsey - noted as coming to sugar, W.A. Luff, 1873b(6):376 {recorded as Xylophasia polyodon}. 

 Sark - noted as coming to sugar, W.A. Luff, 1873b(6):376 {recorded as Xylophasia polyodon}. 

 Guernsey - noted as being so abundant as to be a nuisance at sugar in 1889, W.A. Luff, 1890b(l):162 {recorded 



as Xylophasia monoglypha}. 

 Sark - as noted for Guernsey in 1889, W.A. Luff, 1890b(l):162 {recorded as Xylophasia monoglypha} . 

 Alderney - noted as common in 1899 by E.D. Marquand; W.A. Luff, 1900f(3):393 {recorded as Xylophasia 



polyodon, L.D.L. } . 



Jersey - specimens taken in 1903, G.B. Coney, 1904(37):128 {recorded as Xylophasia polyodon}. 

 Herm - listed as frequent, iv. -viii. 1904, E.D. Marquand; W.A. Luff, 1905a:379 {recorded as Xylophasia 

 polyodon, L.D.S. }. 



Sark - noted as abundant, 9-14.vii.1906, W.A. Luff, 1907a(5):189 {recorded as Xylophasia polyodon, L.}. 

 Jersey - noted as abundant, W.A. Luff, 19()9b(5):491 {recorded as Xylophasia polyodon, L. }. 

 Jersey - noted as abundant, A.C. Halliwell, 1935a([12?]):388 {recorded as Xylophasia monoglypha}. 

 Guernsey - several specimens seen, 27. vii. -9. viii. 1982, D.J.L. Agassiz; [pers. comm.]. 

 Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Ouen, Le Mielle de Morville, 15. vi. 1987, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 

 Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Ouen, Le Mielle de Morville, 12. vii. 1988, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 

 Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Ouen, Le Mielle de Morville, 20. vi. 1989, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 

 Guernsey - specimens seen at 4 sites on 13 nights between l.vi. -18. viii. 1990, R.A. Austin; [pers. comm. from 

 Austin database]. 



Guernsey - noted as common, 12-1 9. vi. 1 990, D.J.L. Agassiz & J.R. Langmaid; [pers. comm.]. 



Jersey - specimens taken in St. Ouen?, La Ville au Bas, 13.vii.& 8. viii. 1990, also St. Ouen, Le Mielle de 



Morville, 14. & 15.vii.1990, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 

 Jersey - 1 specimen taken in St. Ouen, Le Mielle de Morville, 25. vii. 1991, A.C. Warne; [pers. comm.]. 

 Sark - 1 specimen taken at Petit Champ, 27. vi. 1993, 1.C. Beavis; [Societe Sercquiaise files]. 

 Jersey - specimens taken in St. Ouen, Le Mielle de Morville, 27. & 28.vi.,l.& 2.vii. 1 993, A.C. Warne; [pers. 



comm.]. 



Sark - 1 specimen taken at La Rondellerie, 4. vii. 1993, M. Marsden; [BMNH]. 



Sark - 1 specimen taken at Le Clos de Vin, 7. vii. 1993, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Sark - 2 specimens seen at La Moinerie, 4-5. & 7-8. viii. 1994, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]. 



Herm - 1 specimen seen at Home Field, 20. vii. 1995, M. & M. Shaffer. 



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



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