Channel Islands Lepidoptera : history and compilation of the recorded butterflies and moths 1830-2003

2008·54.6 MB·English

by  Shaffer, Michael, 1936-2009

Natural History Museum Library
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A FIRST IMPRESSION
It is 1958. The early morning boat from England is now in Channel Islands waters,
the air is clear and the sea is calm. Offstarboard, the long squat form ofAldemey is
passedby in the dawn light; heralding seagulls accompany theboat andnot faraway
gannets are seen plunging into the blue-green waters ofThe Swinge. Ahead appear
the remaining islands ofthe Guernsey Bailiwick, indistinguishable at first, but soon
resolving intothediscerniblecoastlinesofGuernsey,Jethou andHerm; a littlebeyond
and to the left, the small hill-shaped island ofBrecqhou is seen nestling close to the
larger island of Sark. The distant Jersey Bailiwick is still only dimly discerned, as
also the coast ofFrance that now marks offthe far easterly horizon. The boat now
turns and enters between the protecting quays framing the tranquil harbour of
Guernsey's St. Peter Port. On the island, woodland is seen rising above the cliffs to
the west, ahead the land slopes upwards covered in picturesque buildings and
occasional tall trees. Within the harbour are a variety ofsmaller boats bobbling on
the rippling water from your largervessels bow'- waves, as by slow measure it now
manoeuvres towards its safe moorings. What awaits you?

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Channel Islands Lepidoptera
A history and compilation ofthe recorded butterflies and moths
1830 -2003
ERRATA
:3 Last line of3rdparagraph, Societshouldread Societe.
:35 Line 19 of4thparagraph, sentence, mame ofthe dissectorshouldreadname ofthe dissector.
.107 UnderPheosia tremula, afterS for Sark, theHrecord is missing , insert 9.iv.2002, Shaffer& Shaffer.
109 UnderEilema depressa, the recordentry for (Herm) was in errorandshouldbe omitted.
:
:111 UnderAgrotis ipsilon, the entry forA (Alderney) shouldreadLong, Long& Mendham, notLong& Long.
:111 UnderAgrotis ripae, the entry forJ(Jersey) shouldread Long, Long& Richards, notLong& Long.
:111 Underjanthe, firstentry forAlderneyshouldread 1970, Long, Long& Mendham, notLong& Long.
:113 UnderMelanchra persicariae, cataloguenumbers shouldread2155 - 4839-9984, not2154.
::111133 UUnnddeerrMHealdaenncahrcoanfpiussia,,thteheenetnrtyryfofrorAH(A(lHdeerrmn)eys)hosuhlodulrdeardea2d5.LVo.n1g9,99L,onnogt&23.MVe.n1d9h99a.m, not Long& Long.
::111195 UUnnddeerrMOlyitghiaimvenrasiucnoilopru,ncatftae,rtHhe(dHaetrem)f,ortAhe(rAelcdoerrdneisy)misshsoiunlgd,rinesaedrt201.9v.iviii..22000031,, nShoatf2f0e-r2&4.vSihiaif.f2e0r0.1
123 UnderRivula sericealis, afterA (Alderney), shouldread 17.viii.2000, Long& Long, notdate?, Lon2.
:
:129 In 1stparagraph, entryshouldread(: 56-124)not (: 56-123).
:388 Underplexippus, Herm, Rosaire shouldread Rosiere.
:463 Underhalterata, Guernsey2nd line shouldendas halterata).
;497 On3rdline underJersey, 1 specimen seeen shouldread 1 specimen seen.
519 Undermonacha, Herm, Rosiare shouldreadRosiere.
:521 CYBOSIA (Hubner, [1819] shouldreadHiibner, [1819].
:540 last line ofalbula, thenameHeyworth].shouldbe indented.
:558 Underfimbriata, Herm, Rosaire shouldreadRosiere.
:558 janthe(Borkhausen, 1792 shouldread(Borkhausen, 1792).
:562 Undersaucia, Herm, Rosaire shouldreadRosiere.
:563 undermendica, referencestoM.A. Honey shouldreadM.R. Honey.
:570 [reticulata(Goeze, 1781] shouldread [reticulata (Goeze, 1781)].
:592 Underunipuncta forAlderney, 2002a(l):41 shouldread2002a(25):41, insertR.[A.] Austin before 2002a(25):41.
:599 ornitopus(Hufnagel, 1766) shouldread [ornitopus (Hufnagel, 1766)]
:61 (ACRONICTA (Ochsenheimer, 1816) shouldread(ACRONICTA Ochsenheimer, 1816).
:622 CALLOPISTRIA Hubner, 1821 shouldreadCALLOPISTRIAHubner, [1821].
:636 \fucosa(Freyer, 1845)1 shouldread [fucosa (Freyer, 1830)].
:649 parva (Hubner, [1808] shouldreadparva(Hubner, [1808]).
MEGALOGRAPHA &
:657 Lafontaine Poole, shouldbe dated 1991.
Michael Shaffer