Guernsey - specimens seen at 1 1 sites on 105 nights between 5.v.-29.x.l999, various recorders; 55 in St. Martin, 

 Burnt Lane, Rothamsted trap, 10.v.-13.ix.l999, W. Angell; 1 in Castel, Fauxquets Valley, 4.viii.l999, 

 P.H. Sterling; 68 in St. Pierre du Bois, La Broderie, l.ix.1999, P.D.M. Costen; [pers. comm. from 

 Austin database]; [pers. comm. from P.H. Sterling]. 



Sark - 1 specimen taken at Le Dos D'Ane, 16. v. 1999, M. &M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Sark - 1 specimen taken at Stocks Hotel, 7.vii.l999, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]; [pers. comm. 

 from Austin database]. 



Sark - 2 specimens seen at Stocks Hotel, 26.& 28. vi. 2000, R. & M.L. Long; [Societe Sercquiaise files]. 

 Guernsey - specimens seen in St. Pierre du Bois, La Broderie, and in St. Martin, Jerbourg, viii.2000, D.J. Wedd; 

 [pers. comm.]. 



Sark - 1 specimen taken at Le Dos D'Ane, 13. vi. 2001, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Sark - specimens seen at Maricel, 24.vii & 24.X.2001, H.E. Bull; det. M. Shaffer. 



Sark - 1 specimen seen at Le Clos Bourel, 27.viii.2002, M.J. Bull; det. M. Shaffer. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in Forest, Le Chene, 14.ix.2002, M. & M. Shaffer; [BMNH]. 



Herm - specimens taken, 28-30. vii. 2003, D.J. Wedd; [pers. comm. from P.D.M. Costen, via P. Hey worth]. 



SPODOPTERA Guenee, 1852 



LAPHYGMA Guenee, 1852 

 exigua (Hiibner, [ 1 808] ) Small Mottled Willow 



Jersey - 1 specimen taken, 27. vii. 1962, after which several dozen were recorded from all over the island, R. & 

 M.L. Long, 1963(18):261; & 1970(20):107 {recorded as Laphygma exigua}. 



Jersey - 4 specimens seen or taken at two localities, v. & viii. 1969, M.L. & R. Long, 1970(20): 107 {recorded as 

 Laphygma exigua } . 



Guernsey - many specimens taken at light, vii. 1982, T.N.D. Peet, 1983(21):148. 



Guernsey - 5 specimens taken at m/v light, mid-vii.1983 and 1 specimen taken, 26. ix. 1983; T.N.D. Peet, 

 1984(21):273. 



Guernsey - 2 specimens taken at m/v light in Forest, Le Chene, 25. vii. & 27. viii. 1984, T.N.D. Peet, 

 1985(21 ):451. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen seen in Forest, Le Chene, I5.vii.1987; T.N.D. Peet; R.A. Austin, 1988 (22):193& 194. 

 Guernsey - noted as seen annually, T.N.D. Peet, 1988(100):23. 



Guernsey - noted that there were many records in 1988; 1 specimen taken in St. Peter Port, Le Rohais, 



5. viii. 1988, R.A. Austin; 1 specimen taken in St. Peter Port, St. John, 6. viii. 1988 and 1 taken in St. 



Pierre du Bois, Le Felconte, 17.x. 1988, P.D.M. Costen; R.A. Austin, 1989(22):363 & 365. 

 Guernsey - 2 specimens taken at m/v in St. Pierre du Bois, La Broderie, 19. vii. & 27.viii.1988, and 5 seen, 16., 



20., 21 & 24.x. 1988, P.D.M. Costen, 1989(101 ):60; & R.F. Bretherton & J.M. Chalmers-Hunt, 



1989b(101):229. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen seen at light in Forest, Le Chene, 4.vi.l996 and seen regularly thereafter, T.N.D. Peet; 



20 in Forest, La Croix, 8. & 9.vi, 1., 17., 18. & 31. viii., & l.ix.1996, J. Brehaut; 18 in Vale, 



L'Ancresse, 24., 26.-28.vi., 3., 4., 11., 17. & 18. viii., & l.ix. 1996; R.A. Austin; 2 in St. Peter Port, St. 



John, 20. viii & 3.ix.l996, R.A. Austin; a final total of 150 specimens for the year, R.A. Austin, 



1997:37; & 1997a:60; 1997b:39; B. Skinner & M. Parsons, 1999(111):170. 

 Guernsey - noted as present in most years in St. Pierre du Bois, La Broderie, La Claire Mare, 106 specimens 



seen, 21., 26., 28. & 30. vi., 5., 27. & 28. vii., 1., 4.-6., 8., 9., 13. viii., 6., 18. & 25. ix. 1996, P.D.M. 



Costen, 1997(3):48; & R.A. Austin, 1997:37; 1997a:60; 1997b:39; B. Skinner & M. Parsons, 



1999(111):171. 



Guernsey - 1 specimen taken in Castel, La Croix, 5. vii. 1997, J. Brehaut; R.A. Austin, 1998(4):46; & 

 1998a(24):195; locality erroneously referred to as Le Gouffre, [Forest] B. Skinner & M. Parsons, 

 2000(112):65. 



Guernsey - 2 specimens seen in St. Pierre du Bois, La Broderie, 14. v. & 1 6. viii. 1 998, P.D.M. Costen; 2 in Vale, 



L'Ancresse, 20.v. & 15.viii.1998, R.A. Austin; 1 in Forest, Le Chene, 22.vi.1998, T.N.D. Peet; R.A. 



Austin, 1999(6):46; & 1999a(24):373. 

 Jersey - 2 specimens taken at light in Grouville, Mont Orgeuil, 8-15.viii. 1998, D.J. Wedd, 1999(7):49. 

 Guernsey - 16 specimens seen on 20., 27. & 29. vi. also, 31. vii. & 2., 5., 9., 10., 13., 16., 20. & 29.viii.plus 8. & 



1 l.ix.2000; various recorders; R.A. Austin, 2001(12):45 & 2001a(24):783. 

 Jersey - 2 specimens seen in Grouville, golf course, 7. & 8. viii. 2000, D.J. Wedd; [pers. comm.]. 

 Guernsey - 8 specimens seen in Castel, Mont D'Aval, 11. vii., 7. & 18. viii., 9. & 29.ix., 13. & 14.x. 2001. M. 



Simmons; R.A. Austin, 2002(15):48. 

 Guernsey - 5 specimens seen in St. Pierre du Bois, La Broderie, 10., 11. & 16. viii., also, 21. & 27.x. 2001, 



P.D.M. Costen; R.A. Austin, 2002a(l):41. 



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