Cheshire Moth Charts (VC58) logo

Species Records

Acherontia atropos Death's-head Hawk-moth

All records

110 records (121+ individuals)
Show phenology

CSV Download (all records)

Page 2 of 2 (100 records per page)
1  2 

Date Site OS Grid Ref Stage Quantity Comment
1878 Bowdon SJ7587 Adult 1 July/August 1878. Ellis (1890)
1876 Cheshire Unknown Larval 1+ frequent occurence. The Entomologist, Vol. X, 164:2-9, New and rare British Lepidoptera observed during the years 1874, 1875, 1876, Carrington, John T. (1877)
1874 Red Rocks, Hoylake SJ2088 Not recorded 1+ Hoylake, abundant, Ellis (1890), grid reference unknown.
1870 Altrincham SJ7687 Adult 1 Ellis (1890), specimen in Bolton Museum, grid reference not provided
1858 Christleton SJ4465 Not recorded 1+ Walker (1885), Ellis (1890), Day (1903)
1854 Brushes Valley SJ9999 Not recorded 1+ Records extracted from various publications to establish a lepidoptera list at Staley Brushes. Underwood (1970). The publications from which the records were extracted are not known now but were relied on at the time. Data was also extracted from local museums and libraries.
1846 Beeston SJ5459 Not recorded 1+ Ellis (1890)
1825 Tabley SJ7278 Not recorded 1+ taken by Sir John Leicester. Day (1903). Boyd (1951)
1808 Chester SJ4066 Not recorded 1+ Ellis (1890)
1800 SJ64 SJ64 Not recorded 1+ BRC Ref: V05_15803, date pre 1941


Contact: paul.hopkins+cheshiremothcharts@gmail.com
Updated: 19th April 2025