| Date | Site | OS Grid Ref | Stage | Quantity | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1892 | Delamere | SJ5669 | Larval | 1 | Golden-rod Brindle. Calocampa solidaginis. 'Probable.' Grid ref not provided. Entom. 25:122-123 |
| 08 Sep 1891 | Chester | SJ4065 | Adult | 1 | Triphoena ianthina. Which species is this ? Grid ref not provided. Entom. 24:286-290 |
| 1890 | Brushes Valley | SJ9999 | Not recorded | 1+ | Frosted Green - undated, rare, Ellis (1890), Mansbridge (1940), record query as not included in Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994) and not mapped in MOGBI Vol. 7 (2). |
| 1890 | Wallasey | SJ2792 | Not recorded | 1 | White-line Snout -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). undated. Ellis (1890). Day (1903). South (1961), only taken once, Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994). |
| 1889 | Delamere | SJ5570 | Adult | 1+ | Suspected. Orthosia suspecta. On oak trunks late May, believed to be new for Cheshire - requires verification -no indication that these were larvae and unlikely to be adults in May (CMR). Grid ref not provided. Entom. 22:291-299 , scarce, Day (1903) |
| 1889 | Chester | SJ4065 | Adult | 1+ | Sandhill Rustic. grid reference not provided. Entom. 23:61-65 - Requires confirmation as not mentioned in Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994), although more likely than today, as Dee was not silted up then (CMR) |
| 23 Jun 1888 | Delamere Forest | SJ5571 | Adult | 1 | July Belle. Eubolia plumbaria, grid reference not provided, Entom: 21:313-319. Lead/July Belle were not split until the late 1930's |
| 10 Mar 1888 | Delamere Forest | SJ5571 | Adult | 1 | Poplar Lutestring. Cymatophora or, grid reference not provided. Entom: 22:161 & 21:313-319. requires confirmation as not mentioned in Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994) |
| 1887 | Stalybridge | SJ9598 | Adult | 1 | Frosted Green - Asphalia ridens, Fb. At Stalybridge (C.) (Brit. Assocn Book, 1887). Man Ent Soc 12:43, grid reference & date not provided. |
| 1887 | Delamere Forest | SJ5570 | Adult | 1 | Wood Carpet. Melanippe rivata, In birches (heathland). Grid ref not provided, Entom: 21-2-5. Requires confirmation as not mentioned in Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994) |
| 1887 | Bowdon | SJ7586 | Not recorded | 1+ | Cream-spot Tiger. Undated, no grid reference provided, the occurence was exceedingly exceptional. Ellis (1890), Day (1903) considered dubious by Rutherford (1994). |
| 1887 | Bidston | SJ2889 | Not recorded | 1+ | Silky Wave - requires confirmation, as only known from three sites nationally. undated - Ellis list states that the only recorded locality for this species is below Bidston Plantation looking toward Moreton in plantations where the ground is swampy. Day (1903) |
| 1886 | Bowdon | SJ7486 | Adult | 1 | Spurge Hawk-moth. The Entomologist 19:250, brought to me, evidently the larva had fed nearby, as both wings crippled on right side, therefore it could not fly, grid reference not provided. Not included in subsequent publications, so presumably some doubt existed regarding the record (CMR) |
| 1885 | Dunham Park | SJ7387 | Adult | 1+ | Orange Upperwing H croceago. undated, grid reference not provided, sugaring, L & C Nat. c1921 - requires confirmation as no other county records and none of the Sidebotham specimens in the museum have detailed data (CMR) |
| 1885 | Delamere | SJ5570 | Not recorded | 1+ | Yellow Belle -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018).undated, Walker (1885) |
| 1885 | Burwardsley | SJ5057 | Not recorded | 1+ | Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea), undated, no grid reference provided, which states probably sometimes confounded with yellow-tail. however, the entry is definite that chrysorrhoea was found at this site, Walker (1885). Not mentioned in Smith (1948) or Rutherford (1994) |
| 1885 | Rock Ferry | SJ3386 | Not recorded | 1+ | Ruddy Carpet, this record has a question mark beside it, Walker (1885) |
| 1885 | Wirral | SJ28 | Not recorded | 1+ | Wood Carpet. undated, Wirral, there is a question mark against this entry, Walker (1885) |
| 1885 | Delamere | SJ5570 | Not recorded | 1+ | Cream-spot Tiger, no grid reference provided, Walker (1885), occurence exceedingly exceptional. Day (1903) considered dubious by Rutherford (1994). |
| 1885 | Cheshire | Unknown | Not recorded | 1+ | Lunar Yellow Underwing, undated, common, Walker (1885) - check this as orbona was used for Lesser YU in the past (CMR) |
| 1885 | Ashton upon Mersey | SJ7692 | Not recorded | 1 | Tawny Wave -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). undated entry Ellis (1887). Smith (1948) |
| 1885 | Bidston | SJ2889 | Not recorded | 1+ | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth - Undated, Walker (1885), scarce at Bidston. Mansbridge (1940), Rutherford (1994). Creaser (LCES 130:9) suggests that this was probably H tityus |
| 1885 | Denhall Lane, Burton | SJ2975 | Not recorded | 1 | Coast Dart -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). Denhall, undated, Walker (1885) |
| 1885 | Wallasey Dunes | SJ2792 | Not recorded | 1+ | Coast Dart -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). undated, formerly more plentiful, Walker (1885) |
| 1883 | Brushes Valley | SJ9999 | Adult | 1 | Frosted Green - sits on oak trunks in April, date and grid reference not provided, Young Nat. 4:57-58. record query as not included in Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994) and not mapped in MOGBI Vol. 7 (2). |
| 1883 | Brushes Valley | SJ9999 | Not recorded | 1+ | A suffusa. date and grid reference not provided, Young Nat. 4:78-80. |
| 1880 | West Kirby | SJ2187 | Adult | 1 | Chalk Carpet, Eubolia bipunctaria - second county record, exhibited at the Lancs & Ches Ent Soc 15/12/1913, The Entom. 47:109, grid reference not provided. Chalk Carpet was queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018) |
| 1879 | Birkenhead | SJ2986 | Adult | 1+ | Cylocaupa lithoriza - which species is this ? most abundant around Birkenhead and Bidston on old hedges or posts in April, undated, grid reference not provided, Young Nat. 1:187-189 |
| 1879 | Wallasey Dunes | SJ2792 | Adult | 1+ | Coast Dart -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). ragwort flowers. August. year and grid reference not provided. Young Nat. 1:204-207. |
| 1879 | Wallasey Dunes | SJ2792 | Adult | 1+ | Middle-barred Minor - common at ragwort flowers at night, August. year and grid reference not provided. Young Nat. 1:204-207. Requires confirmation as late date for this species (CMR) |
| 14 May 1868 | Bidston Hill | SJ2888 | Larval | 1 | July Belle, Eubolia palumbaria. May refer to Lead Belle, on gorse, emerged 4/6/1868, grid reference not provided, also an adult 18/5/1868. Entom. 4:135 |
| 1862 | Delamere | SJ5570 | Larval | 1+ | Spruce Carpet (Thera variata). early records require confirmation, as species not mentioned in Smith (1948) and variata has been used for both Spruce & Grey Pine Capets (CMR). a large number eat twigs of fir voaraciously, The Weekly Ent. 1:173. Grid reference not provided |
| 1862 | Bollin Valley | SJ7485 | Adult | 1 | E. tiliaria - Which species is this ? The Weekly Ent. 1:167. Grid reference not provided |
| 1861 | Dunham Park | SJ7387 | Adult | 1+ | Great Oak Beauty -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). |
| 1861 | Cheshire | Unknown | Adult | 1 | Hoary Footman. There is a record in Zoologist, Vol. XIX, p7536, 'Cheshire' specimen exhibited at meeting of Northern Entomological Society, 16/3/1861. Day (1903), Smith (1948). A very doubtful record. Rutherford (1994) |
| 1860 | Rock Ferry | SJ3386 | Not recorded | 1 | Beautiful Brocade -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). Walker (1885), Day (1903) |
| 1858 | Cheshire | Unknown | Not recorded | 1+ | Acidalia obsoletaria - which species is this ?, near Bowdon, The Zool. 16:6214, grid reference not provided |
| 1856 | Cheshire | Unknown | Adult | 1+ | Lithosia caniola = Hoary Footman, not scarce and in 1857, Exhibited at the Northern Ent. Soc. 16/3/1861, The Zool. 19:7536, grid reference not provided. confirmation required as not included in future publications (CMR) |
| 1854 | Landican | SJ2885 | Larval | 2 | Cream-spot Tiger, undated, no grid reference provided. two larva, believed by Mr Diggles to be of this species were captured at Landican a few years ago. Byerley (1854), considered dubious by Rutherford (1994). |
| 1854 | Claughton | SJ3088 | Adult | 1+ | July Belle. Byerley (1854), common at Jackson's Wood. Lead/July Belle were not split until the late 1930's |
| 1854 | Storeton Woods | SJ3184 | Adult | 1+ | July Belle. Byerley (1854). Lead/July Belle were not split until the late 1930's |
| 1854 | Oxton | SJ3087 | Adult | 1 | Wood Tiger. undated. a single specimen captured at Oxton. Byerley (1854). Not mentioned subsequently, requires confirmation (CMR) |
| 1854 | Seacombe | SJ3190 | Not recorded | 1+ | White-line Snout, undated. Hypenodes albistrigalis. Byerley (1854), not mentioned in future publications |
| 1854 | New Brighton | SJ3093 | Not recorded | 1 | Dark Bordered Beauty. Epione paralellaria. a specimen captured by the late Mr Robson. date/grid reference not provided. Byerley (1854). Not mentioned in Smith (1948), or Rutherford (1994) |
| 1854 | New Brighton | SJ3093 | Not recorded | 1+ | Light Feathered Rustic - requires confirmation, undated. Byerley (1854). No grid reference provided, this seems to be the only trace of this record. Not published subsequently. Could it have been proven or considered spurious? (CMR) |
| 1854 | Bidston | SJ2790 | Not recorded | 1+ | Ochraceous Wave. date and grid reference unknown, Bidston. Acidalia perochraria. Byerley (1854), not mentioned in Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994) |
| 1854 | Eastham | SJ3580 | Not recorded | 2 | Scarce Merveille du Jour, undated, no grid reference provided this record must be considered erroneous as the moth has never been recorded away from the south of England. relates to old name of this species (Diphthera orion) and appears to be the only county record. not on previous listings that I can trace. entry states two specimens at Eastham. Byerley (1854) |
| 1854 | Dunham Park | SJ7387 | Not recorded | 1+ | Great Oak Beauty -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). undated - on oaks. Byerley (1854) John Thorpe states that it was 'formerly at Dunham Pak nr. Altrincham, Cheshire. now I think exterminated there'. Day (1903), Smith (1948), The only Cheshire record, Rutherford (1994) |
| 1854 | Dunham Park | SJ7387 | Not recorded | 1+ | Frosted Green - Ceropacha ridens. undated, Byerley (1854), record query as not included in Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994) and not mapped in MOGBI Vol. 7 (2). |
| 19 Sep 1852 | Birkenhead | SJ3188 | Adult | 1 | Hadena lutulenta, at sugar Birkenhead neighbourhood, The Zool. 11:3776, grid reference not provided, Deep-brown Dart but not split until about 1955 from Northern Deep-brown Dart (CMR). |
| 1847 | New Brighton | SJ3094 | Adult | 1 | Agrotis cursoris, Coast Dart - not uncommon at New Brighton in July and August, The Zool. 6:2031, grid reference not provided. -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). |
| 1845 | New Brighton | SJ3094 | Adult | 1 | Coast Dart - Agrotis cursoria -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). scarce at ragwort flowers. found in the company of tritici and valligera in plenty. Byerley (1854) |
| 1845 | Stockport | SJ8989 | Not recorded | 1+ | Melitaea artemis - which species is this? abundant in pasture fields, grid reference not provided |
| 1845 | Dunham Park | SJ7386 | Adult | 1+ | Hibernia stictaria - which species is this? grid reference not provided. Zoologist 1007 |
| 12 Aug 1843 | New Brighton | SJ3094 | Adult | 2 | Leucania pygmaea - which species is this? near the Black (Perch) Rock. Zoologist 2:684-685 |
| 12 Aug 1843 | New Brighton | SJ3094 | Adult | 3 | Coast Dart -queried and considered incorrect/dubious record by Butterfly Conservation during atlas verification (2018). near the Black (Perch) Rock. Zoologist 2:684-685 |
| 1843 | New Brighton | SJ3094 | Adult | 1 | Agrotis annexa = Feltia subterranea. in a fisherman's cabin at the rabbit-warren. in the collection of R S Edleston. grid reference not provided. Zoologist 2:683. Considered a small variety of A. ipsilon. MBGBI 9:147 |
| 1800 | Lymm | SJ6887 | Adult | 1 | Small Black Arches - BRC Ref: V05_18494, Lymm in SJ68, pre 1941. Requires confirmation as not mentioned in Smith (1948), Rutherford (1994) |