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Date Site OS Grid Ref Stage Quantity Comment
21 Jun 1939 Overdale Avenue, Barnston SJ2884 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Recorder did not differentiate between July & Lead Belle. grid reference not provided
21 Jun 1939 Overdale Avenue, Barnston SJ2884 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Recorder did not differentiate between July & Lead Belle. grid reference not provided
19 Jun 1939 Overdale Avenue, Barnston SJ2884 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Recorder did not differentiate between July & Lead Belle. grid reference not provided
19 Jun 1939 Overdale Avenue, Barnston SJ2884 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Recorder did not differentiate between July & Lead Belle. grid reference not provided
17 Jun 1939 Overdale Avenue, Barnston SJ2884 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Recorder did not differentiate between July & Lead Belle. grid reference not provided
17 Jun 1939 Overdale Avenue, Barnston SJ2884 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Recorder did not differentiate between July & Lead Belle. grid reference not provided
29 Mar 1939 Overdale Avenue, Barnston SJ2884 Adult 1 Yellow-line Quaker, Smith (1948), date 29/3/1939 puts this record in doubt (CMR)
26 Jun 1938 Overdale Avenue, Barnston SJ2884 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Recorder did not differentiate between July & Lead Belle. grid reference not provided
26 Jun 1938 Overdale Avenue, Barnston SJ2884 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Recorder did not differentiate between July & Lead Belle. grid reference not provided
1938 Sinderland SJ7590 Not recorded 1 Frosted Green - Requires confirmation as not mentioned in Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994)
1938 Sinderland SJ7590 Not recorded 1 Small Mottled Willow - Requires confirmation as not mentioned in Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994)
1938 Sinderland SJ7590 Not recorded 1 Orthosia flavago. which species is this ?
1936 Wilmslow SJ8381 Adult 1 July Belle, genitalia slide CMR, determination unclear. BRC Ref: V05_28190, date pre 1941
1935 Cheshire Unknown Adult 1 Obscure Wave Ab. circellata Guenee, grid reference unknown. Mansbridge (1937)
15 Jun 1933 Delamere Forest SJ5571 Adult 1 Brown-tail, probably Yellow-tail, grid reference not provided
04 Jun 1933 Delamere Forest SJ5570 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Only 50% of Manchester Museum July/Lead Belle specimens had been accurately determined. Dissection of this pair preferred to establish county status (CMR).
1933 Delamere Forest SJ5571 Adult 3 Lead Belle. grid reference not provided. Only 50% of Manchester Museum July/Lead Belle specimens had been accurately determined. Dissection of this pair preferred to establish county status (CMR).
1933 Gatley SJ8488 Adult 1 Hadena polyodon. Which species is this? specimen(s) exhibited at Man Ent Soc 4/10/1933, Man Ent Soc 31:47, grid reference not provided
18 Jun 1930 Chester SJ4166 Adult 1 Beautiful Arches, exhibited at the Lancs & Ches Ent Soc meeting 21/04/1931, LCES 55-57:11, grid reference not provided, LCFC 1930:14 - not published subsequently, presumed erroneous
14 Jun 1930 Wilmslow SJ8381 Adult 2 Lead Belle. grid reference not provided. Only 50% of Manchester Museum July/Lead Belle specimens had been accurately determined. Dissection of this pair preferred to establish county status (CMR).
1928 Hale SJ7785 Adult 1 Bordered Grey (Selidosema ericetaria = brunnearia). specimen(s) exhibited at Man Ent Soc 3/4/1929, Man Ent Soc 27:33, grid reference and date not provided
1928 Saltersley Moss SJ8180 Adult 1 Dusky-lemon Sallow (Mellinia gilvago) a long series bred from catkins, specimen(s) exhibited at Man Ent Soc 2/1/1929, Man Ent Soc 27:31, grid reference not provided
22 Apr 1923 Carrington Moss SJ7390 Adult 1 Frosted Green, taken off a birch trunk, exhibited at Man Ent Soc 3/10/1923, Man Ent Soc 21:55, grid reference not provided. date 6/4/1923 in LCFC 1923:11 - Requires confirmation as not mentioned in Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994)
1923 Bramhall SJ8884 Adult 1 Small Brindled Beauty - grid reference not provided, LCFC 1923:12 - not in Smith (1948), or on the BRC cards
1923 Hale SJ7785 Adult 1 H triplasia. Which Spectacle species is this ? specimen(s) exhibited at Man Ent Soc 5/12/1923, Man Ent Soc 21:56, grid reference not provided
1922 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 3 Yellow Belle -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018).grid reference not provided, LCFC 1923:12, Smith (1948)
1921 Macclesfield SJ9070 Pupal 1 Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth - bred from a dug pupae, undated record, LCFC 1920-21 report. Mansbridge (1940), Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994), considered doubtful. grid reference unknown.
1921 Macclesfield SJ9070 Adult 1 Red-tipped Clearwing. grid reference & date unknown, LCFC 1920-21 report, L&CES Proc. 1931-33. not included in Smith (1948), or Rutherford (1994) who was unaware of this record, or it had been rejected, as he includes it on his new to Cheshire list since 1960
04 Oct 1920 Delamere Forest SJ5571 Adult 1 Broom, taken in an hour and a half, LCES 42-44:56, grid reference not provided. Query species on this date (CMR).
16 Jun 1920 Chester SJ4165 Adult 1 H. triplasia - Dark Spectacle or Spectacle ?, LCES 42-44:59, grid reference not provided
1920 Carrington Moss SJ7390 Adult 1 Small Mottled Willow - grid reference not provided, exhibited at Man Ent Soc 7/12/1921, Man Ent Soc 19:65 & 67, LCFC report 1920-21, not mentioned in Smith (1948)
1920 Macclesfield SJ9070 Adult 1 White-barred Clearwing - date and grid reference not provided, LCFC report 1920-21, not mentioned in Smith (1948)
1920 Abbots Moss SJ5968 Adult 1+ July Belle. Only 50% of Manchester Museum July/Lead Belle specimens had been accurately determined. Dissection of this pair preferred to establish county status (CMR).
1920 Abbots Moss SJ5968 Adult 1+ Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica). early records require confirmation, as species not mentioned in Smith (1948) and variata has been used for both Spruce & Grey Pine Capets (CMR)
1918 Wilmslow SJ8381 Adult 1 T. derasa - what is this? specimen(s) exhibited at Man Ent Soc 2/10/1918, Man Ent Soc 16:14, taken within a radius of five miles of his Wilmslow residence, grid reference not provided
1917 Wallasey SJ2692 Adult 1 Eubolia lineolata - which species is this ? grid reference not provided, LCFC 1918:13-16.
1917 Thurstaston SJ2484 Adult 1 Lead Belle. grid reference not provided. common, Smith (1948). Only 50% of Manchester Museum July/Lead Belle specimens had been accurately determined. Dissection of this pair preferred to establish county status (CMR).
1916 Lindow Common SJ8381 Adult 1 July Belle requires confirmation (CMR) E. plumbaria exhibited at the Manchester Entomological Society 1/11/1916, The Entom. 50:22
1915 Macclesfield SJ9070 Not recorded 2 Nut-tree Tussock, unconfirmed, Rutherford (1994). grid reference not provided
1914 Brushes Valley SJ9999 Adult 1 Cerastis spadicea - which species is this ?. Man Ent Soc 12:46, grid reference & date not provided
1914 Brushes Valley SJ9999 Adult 1 Eubolia plumbaria, Lead Belle. Man Ent Soc 12:50, grid reference & date not provided
1914 Macclesfield SJ9070 Adult 1 Pretty Pinion - grid reference not provided, LCFC report 1920-21, Requires confirmation as not mentioned in Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994)
15 Jun 1913 Delamere Forest SJ5571 Adult 1 Lead Belle. grid reference not provided. Only 50% of Manchester Museum July/Lead Belle specimens had been accurately determined. Dissection of this pair preferred to establish county status (CMR).
04 Jun 1913 Abbots Moss SJ5968 Adult 1 July Belle. Delamere. Man Ent Soc 11:14, grid reference not provided
1913 Thurstaston SJ2484 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Man Ent Soc 11:23, grid reference not provided
1913 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 Ortholitha plumbaria - Lead Belle. specimen(s) exhibited at Man Ent Soc 1/10/1913, Man Ent Soc 11:15, grid reference not provided
1912 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 Autumnal Moth, several bred, Man Ent Soc 11:24, grid reference not provided
11 Jun 1911 Noctorum SJ2988 Adult 1 Silver-striped Hawk-moth - Chaerocampo celerio - hovering over lupin flowers in the garden, Bidston Road. The Entom. 44:252. presumably not accepted, as not caught (CMR). grid reference not provided
04 May 1910 Broadbottom SJ9893 Adult 1 Pale Brindled Beauty. query due to late date. grid reference not provided
1910 Wallasey SJ2792 Not recorded 1+ Now of very rare occurrence, LCES 35:12
11 Sep 1909 Delamere SJ5570 Larval 1 S. ocellatus - which species is this ?.Man Ent Soc 7:9, grid reference not provided
1909 Brooklands SJ7891 Adult 1 Beautiful Brocade -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). Mamestra contigua exibited at the Man. Ent. Soc. 21/11/1910. Entom. 44:46 Rutherford (1994). grid reference unknown.
20 Jun 1908 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 C. russata. which species is this ?.Man Ent Soc 5:10, grid reference not provided
20 Jun 1908 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 M. subtristata - which species is this ?.Man Ent Soc 5:10, grid reference not provided
1908 Mere SJ7382 Not recorded 1 Wood Carpet check this record ? specimen(s) exhibited at Man Ent Soc 7/10/1908, Man Ent Soc 5:12, grid reference not provided
16 Jun 1906 Delamere Forest SJ5570 Not recorded 1 P. falcula - which species is this ?.Man Ent Soc 4:9, grid reference not provided
03 Jun 1905 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 B. rubi - which species is this ? grid reference not provided
03 Jun 1905 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 P. falcula - which species is this ? grid reference not provided
03 Jun 1905 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 C. spinula - which species is this ? grid reference not provided
03 Jun 1905 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 C. russata - which species is this ? grid reference not provided
1905 Timperley SJ7789 Adult 1 V. macularia - which species is this ? exibited at the Man Ent Soc 4/10/1905. grid reference not provided
1904 Delamere SJ5570 Larval 1 T. rubi - which species is this ? grid reference not provided
1904 Delamere SJ5570 Larval 1 D. falcula - which species is this ?. grid reference not provided
08 Jul 1904 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 Silky Wave, Acidalia dilutaria, one previous record by Gregson, The Entom. 38:163, grid reference not provided - requires confirmation as not published subsequently (CMR)
11 Jun 1904 Abbots Moss SJ5968 Not recorded 1 Eubolia palumbaria - Belle. LCES field meeting to Delamere Forest, Cuddington in conjunction with the Manchester Entomological Society, grid reference not provided, LCES (1904)
04 Jun 1904 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 Welsh Clearwing - Sesia scoliiformis, the second Delamere record, The Entom. 38:163, grid reference not provided - requires confirmation as not published subsequently (CMR)
1904 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 Phycis betulae on birch, grid reference not provided, LCES (1904)
13 Jun 1903 Petty Pool SJ6170 Adult 1 R. crataegata - which species is this ? No quantity recorded. Site Cuddington, more accurately Petty Pool, grid reference not provided, MES 1:7
06 Jun 1903 Hatchmere SJ5572 Adult 2 July Belle, Eubolia plumbaria (palumbaria), Hatchmere Heath, took a fine series of both sexes, The Entom. 37:24, grid reference not provided, No quantity recorded. A late season in 1903, so possibly Lead Belle on this date (CMR)
1903 Oakmere SJ5767 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Day, (1903), Smith (1948). July/Lead Belle not split until late 1930's. grid reference not provided
1903 Bidston SJ2889 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Day (1903), Smith (1948). Lead/July Belle were not split until the late 1930's. grid reference not provided
1903 Delamere Forest SJ5570 Adult 1 Lead Belle. fairly common. Day (1903). Lead/July Belle were not split until the late 1930's. grid reference not provided
1903 White Hall, Tarporley SJ5966 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Day (1903), Smith (1948). Lead/July Belle were not split until the late 1930's. grid reference not provided
1903 Delamere Forest SJ5570 Adult 1 Lead Belle. fairly common. Day (1903), Smith (1948). Lead/July Belle were not split until the late 1930's. grid reference not provided
1903 Bidston SJ2889 Adult 1 Lead Belle. Day (1903), Smith (1948). Lead/July Belle were not split until the late 1930's. grid reference not provided
1903 Delamere Forest SJ5570 Adult 1 Lead Belle. fairly common, Day (1903). Lead/July Belle were not split until the late 1930's. grid reference not provided
1903 Ince Marsh SJ4676 Adult 1 Confused, undated, grid reference unknown, Day (1903). How reliable is this record ? (CMR)
1903 Chester SJ4065 Adult 1+ Clay Fan-foot , undated, to electric light, Chester. Day (1903). the species has been erroneously recorded from Chester. Smith (1961)
1903 Altrincham SJ7687 Adult 1+ Portland Moth - undated - noted as to having probably been brought back inadvertently by excursionists from Blackpool or Southport. Day (1903)
1903 Wallasey SJ2792 Adult 1 Union Rustic. the entry (which relates to Apamea connexa - I believe this to be the same species) states......a single specimen, taken at light at Wallasey, was recorded by recorder. D.L. There are no new records. I cannot trace an entry in the Day list but it may be that I cannot trace the (presumably different) pseudomym? (CMR), Mansbridge (1940). not mentioned in Smith (1948) or Rutherford (1994), so requires confirmation (SHH)
1903 Dunham Park SJ7386 Not recorded 1+ Lesser Belle, undated, Dunham. Day (1903). South (1961), seems unlikely Rutherford (1994).
1903 Hale SJ7786 Not recorded 1+ Straw Belle -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). undated. Day (1903)
1903 Birkenhead SJ2986 Not recorded 1+ Wood Carpet undated - common, Day (1903). Identification never proven CIR. BRC BRC Ref: V05_06101, date pre 1941
1903 Wallasey SJ2792 Not recorded 1+ Coast Dart -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). undated Day (1903)
1903 Wallasey SJ2792 Not recorded 1+ Coast Dart -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). undated Day (1903)
1903 Wallasey SJ2792 Not recorded 1+ Coast Dart -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). undated Day (1903)
1903 Wallasey SJ2792 Not recorded 1+ Coast Dart -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). undated Day (1903)
1903 Wallasey SJ2792 Not recorded 1+ Coast Dart -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). undated Day (1903)
1903 Wallasey SJ2792 Not recorded 1+ Coast Dart -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). undated Day (1903). Common on the coastal sandhills, Ellis (1890)
1903 Red Rocks, Hoylake SJ2088 Not recorded 1+ Straw Belle -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). West Kirby, undated, Day (1903), grid reference unknown.
13 Aug 1902 Chester SJ4066 Adult 1 Sand Dart - grid reference not provided. Entom. 36:71. Not included in subsequent publications. The habitat along the River Dee would have been suitable for this species at the time (CMR)
28 Mar 1900 Sale SJ7691 Adult 1 Silver-striped Hawk-moth- specimen in Bolton Museum with data label 'St. Steven's Sale' with Sale with a line through, may refer to the purchase of the specimen for a collection.
1900 Wallasey SJ2792 Adult 1+ Silky Wave - requires confirmation, as only known from three sites nationally. grid reference unknown, Smith (1948)
1900 Wallasey SJ2792 Adult 1+ Silky Wave - requires confirmation, as only known from three sites nationally. with William Johnson, grid reference unknown, undated, Smith (1948)
1900 Leasowe SJ2690 Adult 1+ Silky Wave - requires confirmation, as only known from three sites nationally. near Leasowe, undated, grid reference unknown, Smith (1948)
1899 Knutsford SJ7477 Adult 1 Privet Hawk-moth - not published by Smith (1948)
1899 Chester SJ4066 Adult 1 Crescent Dart -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). local and rare. Day (1903)
1899 Delamere Forest SJ5371 Not recorded 1 Pale Oak Beauty -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). undated. Day (1903). The only Cheshire record, before 1900, Rutherford (1994)
1892 Wallasey SJ2792 Adult 3 Coast Dart -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). grid reference unknown. Specimen(s) in Grosvenor Museum. freely at sugar. Day (1903)
04 Jul 1892 Curzon Park, Chester SJ3965 Adult 1 Confused, Mamestra furva. Has a question mark next to it in the jnl .Grid ref not provided. Entom 25:248, Smith (1948)


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