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Saturnia pavonia Emperor Moth

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Date	Site	OS Grid Ref	Stage	Quantity	Comment
06 May 2018	Bickerton/Larkton Hill	SJ4952	Adult	4	SJ494528 & SJ497528
06 May 2018	Taxal	SK0079	Adult	3	Green Oaks SK006792
06 May 2018	Goyt Valley	SK0078	Adult	2	Near Madscar Fm - Knipe SK008784
05 May 2018	Brushes Valley	SJ9999	Adult	3	one on heather and one to pheromone lure SJ99548 99396. One to lure SJ990991
05 May 2018	Walkerwood Reservoir surrounds	SJ9899	Adult	1
05 May 2018	Walkerwood Reservoir surrounds	SJ9898	Adult	2
21 Apr 2018	Three Shire Head	SK0068	Adult	1	SK009684
18 Apr 2018	Taxal Moor	SK0080	Adult	3
18 Apr 2018	Taxal Moor	SK0079	Adult	1
18 Apr 2018	Taxal Moor	SJ9979	Adult	1	Checked grid ref nr signpost
02 Aug 2017	Heswall	SJ2582	Larval	1	SJ250823. confirmed CMR from photo on iRecord
17 Jul 2017	Shooter's Clough, Goyt Valley	SK0074	Larval	1	SK004748, confirmed CMR from photo
04 May 2017	Cut-thorn Hill	SK0068	Adult	1
18 Apr 2017	Thurstaston	SJ2484	Adult	15	Photo on Cheshire Moth Forum, grid reference
15 Apr 2017	Thurstaston Common	SJ2485	Adult	1
14 Apr 2017	Thurstaston Common	SJ2484	Adult	1	School Lane.
14 Apr 2017	Stapledon Wood, Caldy	SJ2286	Adult	5
13 Apr 2017	Heswall	SJ2582	Adult	4
10 Apr 2017	Thurstaston Common	SJ2484	Adult	4	Cottage Loaf car park. photo on Cheshire Moth Forum
25 Jul 2016	Cleaver Heath, Heswall	SJ2582	Larval	1	photo onn Cheshire Moth Forum, grid reference not provided
12 Jul 2016	Cleaver Heath, Heswall	SJ2582	Larval	1	confirmed CMR from photo
18 Jun 2016	Danes Moss	SJ9070	Larval	1	on alder buckthorn by heather near main path
05 May 2016	Cut-thorn Hill	SK0068	Adult	10
05 May 2016	Cut-thorn Hill	SJ9968	Adult	3	SJ999685
21 Apr 2016	Carrbrook, Mossley	SD9801	Adult	3
09 Dec 2015	Arnfield Moors	SE0300	Cocoon	1	ex iRecord
21 May 2015	Roundhill Moss	SE0602	Adult	2	2 moths in slightly different areas of the valley
28 Apr 2015	Withinleach Moor	SJ9976	Adult	3
17 Feb 2015	Thurstaston Common	SJ2484	Cocoon	1	pupal cocoon on heather, adult emerged 16/5/2015
17 Jul 2014	Withinleach Moor	SJ9976	Larval	1+
17 Jul 2014	Cats Tor	SJ9975	Larval	1+
17 Jul 2014	The Tors	SJ9974	Larval	1+
01 Jul 2014	Tegg's Nose	SJ9472	Larval	1	3rd instar. id on WildlifeInsight.com
28 Apr 2014	Cat and Fiddle	SK0071	Adult	1	SK008717
28 Apr 2014	Hoo Moor Plantation	SK0077	Adult	4
28 Apr 2014	Hoo Moor	SK0076	Adult	3
19 May 2013	Hobson Moor	SJ9997	Adult	1
19 Apr 2011	Hoo Moor Plantation	SK0077	Adult	1
19 Apr 2011	Hoo Moor	SK0076	Adult	1
30 Jun 2010	Bosley Cloud	SJ8963	Larval	1	SJ899634, confirmed CMR from photo
20 May 2010	Red Rocks, Hoylake	SJ2088	Adult	1	grid reference provided SJ204882
18 May 2010	Longside, Disley	SJ9983	Adult	2
29 Apr 2010	Carrbrook, Mossley	SD9801	Adult	1	SD989016, West Of Buckton Castle
29 Apr 2010	Carrbrook, Mossley	SD9901	Adult	1	Buckton Moor, email via Peter Hardy
17 Apr 2010	Longside, Disley	SJ9982	Adult	1	confirmed
15 Apr 2010	Tegg's Nose Country Park	SJ9472	Adult	1	grid reference provided SJ946722, six sightings half way up the hill
05 May 2007	Pym chair	SJ9976	Adult	10	and Withinleach Moor, noted in annual report
07 Jul 2005	Thurstaston Common	SJ2484	Larval	1	on Bramble, noted in annual report
11 Jul 2004	Thurstaston Common	SJ2484	Larval	1	2 larvae found feeding on heather,reared at home,pupated on 22nd, noted in annual report
07 Apr 2003	Thurstaston Common	SJ248846	Adult	3	noted in annual report
12 May 2002	Bosley Cloud	SJ9063	Adult	5
04 May 2002	Pym chair	SJ9976	Cocoon	1+	vacated
24 Apr 2002	Longdendale	SK0499	Adult	5	plus vacated cocoon
19 Apr 2002	Danebower	SK0070	Cocoon	1+	empty cocoon, noted in annual report
19 Apr 2002	Cat and Fiddle	SK0071	Adult	2	noted in annual report
24 Jun 2000	Wallasey Dunes	SJ2792	Larval	1+
12 May 1998	Brockholes Wood, Crowden	SK0799	Adult	1
12 May 1998	Crowden	SE0600	Adult	1	at Oakenclough Brook
09 May 1998	Taxal	SK0079	Adult	1
09 May 1998	Taxal Moor	SJ9979	Adult	1
09 May 1998	Alderley Road, Hoylake	SJ215892	Adult	1
24 Jun 1997	Bickerton/Larkton Hill	SJ4952	Larval	1	SJ494525, presumably a larval record on this date (CMR)
14 May 1997	Tegg's Nose Country Park	SJ9472	Adult	2	male & female
05 May 1995	Shining Tor	SJ9973	Adult	1
1995	West Kirby	SJ2187	Adult	1	flushed from long grass, Bramerton Court, adjacent Royal Liverpool Golf Course SJ211874, undated, in letter to CIR dated 9/10/1995
18 Jul 1994	Windgather Rocks	SJ9978	Larval	1
20 Jul 1992	Heswall	SJ2782	Larval	1	Whitfield Common SJ275821, Pupated in captivity 10/8/1992, emerged 5/5/1993, letter to CIR 9/10/1995
03 May 1992	Buglawton	SJ8763	Adult	1	several along bridle path Bath Vale Cottages to Macclesfield Canal SJ872633
03 May 1992	Swineshaw Moor	SK0099	Adult	2	Higher Swineshaw Reservoir
03 May 1992	Walkerwood Reservoir surrounds	SJ9899	Adult	1
1991	Stake Side, Goyt Valley	SK0073	Adult	1+
27 Jun 1990	Hobson Moor	SJ9997	Larval	1+
06 May 1990	Hobson Moor	SJ9997	Adult	1+
1990	Arnfield Tower Field Centre	SK0098	Larval	1+	On Meadowsweet
17 May 1989	Derbyshire Bridge	SK0171	Adult	1	attracted to virgin female
17 May 1989	Cheshire Knowl	SK0170	Adult	5	attracted to virgin female
17 May 1989	Cat & Fiddle	SK0072	Adult	3	attracted to virgin female
17 May 1989	Cat and Fiddle	SK0071	Adult	1	attracted to virgin female
17 May 1989	Danebower	SK0070	Adult	2	attracted to virgin female
17 May 1989	Cat & Fiddle	SJ9972	Adult	1	attracted to virgin female
17 May 1989	Cat & Fiddle	SJ9971	Adult	1	attracted to virgin female
17 May 1989	Danebower	SJ9970	Adult	1	attracted to virgin female
10 May 1989	Stake Side, Goyt Valley	SK0073	Adult	1	attracted to virgin female
10 May 1989	Withinleach Moor	SJ9976	Adult	2	attracted to virgin female
10 May 1989	Withinleach Moor	SJ9975	Adult	3	attracted to virgin female
10 May 1989	The Tors	SJ9974	Adult	1	attracted to virgin female
10 May 1989	Shining Tor	SJ9973	Adult	1
22 May 1988	Goyt Valley	SK0172	Adult	1
15 May 1988	Shaw Moor	SJ9897	Adult	1	At SJ986972
27 Sep 1987	Caldy Hill	SJ2285	Pupal	1
25 Jun 1986	Thurstaston Common	SJ2484	Larval	1
21 Jul 1985	Red Rocks, Hoylake	SJ2087	Larval	1	SJ207876
06 May 1984	Rainow	SJ9875	Adult	1
1981	SJ78	SJ78	Not recorded	1+
1978	SJ67	SJ67	Not recorded	1+	BRC Ref: V05_18068, Northwich
1977	SJ57	SJ57	Not recorded	1+
1975	Thurstaston	SJ2484	Not recorded	1+	BRC Ref: V05_02268, Thurstaston area in SJ28
1973	Wallasey	SJ2792	Not recorded	1+	BRC Ref: V05_02496, site Wallasey in SJ29
1971	Thurstaston	SJ2484	Larval	1	emerged 10/5/1971, grid reference not provided, LCES 94-96:31
1970	Thurstaston Common	SJ2484	Adult	1+	undated, several to female

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