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Date Site OS Grid Ref Stage Quantity Comment
17 May 1931 Lindow Common SJ8381 Larval 1 grid reference not provided
1930 Wallasey SJ2792 Adult 2 var. olivaceo-fasciata exhibited at the Lancs & Ches Ent Soc meeting 21/10/1930, LCES 52-54:29, grid reference not provided
1930 Goyt Valley SK0172 Adult 1+ fairly common, grid reference unknown, Smith (1948)
1928 Lindow Common SJ8380 Larval 1 emerged July 1929, a series exhibited at the Lancs & Ches Ent Soc meeting 15/10/1929, LCES 52-54:22, also exhibited at Man Ent Soc 2/10/1929, Man Ent Soc 27:34, grid reference not provided
15 May 1927 Parkgate SJ2778 Larval 5 form callunae.
01 May 1927 Parkgate SJ2778 Larval 22 form callunae. Some found resting on grass growing by the edge of the road leading to the shore. Others found inn other localities around Parkgate. Various sizes.
24 Apr 1927 Parkgate SJ2778 Larval 27 form callunae. Found resting on hawthorn stems by the edge of the road leading to the shore. All sizes.
1927 Wallasey SJ2792 Adult 1 bred ex larvae taken 1927, included var.olivacea-fasciata exhibited at Man Ent Soc 5/10/1927, Man Ent Soc 25:10, grid reference not provided
16 Aug 1926 Capenhurst SJ3573 Larval 1 form callunae. Crossing the Parkgate to West Kirby main road, Woodbank, near Capenhurst. Full grown.
06 May 1926 Parkgate SJ2778 Larval 5 form callunae.
24 Apr 1926 Parkgate SJ2778 Larval 17 form callunae. Various sizes. Found in a hedge of blackberry and hawthorn.
23 Apr 1926 Parkgate SJ2778 Larval 1 form callunae. Fairly large size. Found in a hedge of blackberry and hawthorn.
1926 Wallasey SJ2792 Larval 1+ grid reference unknown, callunae, fairly common, Smith (1948)
1926 Lindow Common SJ8381 Adult 1+ grid reference not provided. LCFC 1926:1
1925 Wallasey SJ2792 Adult 1 ab. olivacea-fasciata exhibited at the Lancs & Ches Ent Soc meeting 20/10/1925, LCES 47-51:36, grid reference not provided
1924 Wallasey SJ2792 Larval 1+ grid reference unknown, callunae, fairly common, Smith (1948)
24 Jun 1923 Bowdon SJ7486 Adult 1 grid reference not provided
14 Aug 1921 Tarvin SJ4866 Larval 1 form callunae.
06 Jul 1921 Parkgate SJ2778 Larval 1 form callunae.
1919 Wallasey SJ2792 Larval 1+ grid reference unknown, and callunae, fairly common, Smith (1948)
04 Jul 1918 Parkgate SJ2778 Larval 5 form callunae
1918 Chester SJ4066 Adult 1 date and grid reference not provided, LCFC 1918:201-202
1917 Alvanley SJ4974 Adult 1 imago and larvae both frequent, LCES 45-46:49
1916 Lindow Common SJ8381 Adult 1 B. quercus exhibited at the Manchester Entomological Society 1/11/1916, The Entom. 50:22
04 Jun 1913 Abbots Moss SJ5968 Adult 1 Delamere. Man Ent Soc 11:14, grid reference not provided
1911 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 exhibited at Man Ent Soc 4/10/1911, Man Ent Soc 9:13, grid reference not provided
05 Jul 1909 Wilmslow SJ8280 Adult 1 grid reference not provided
1909 Wilmslow SJ8381 Adult 1+ Bombyx quercus, a series, bred from Wilmslow larvae, exhibited at the Man. Ent. Soc. 6/10/1909, Entom. 43:68, grid reference not provided
1909 Wilmslow SJ8381 Adult 1+ var. Callunae, a varied series exhibited at the Man. Ent. Soc. 6/10/1909, Entom. 43:69. grid reference not provided
1908 Pickmere SJ6877 Adult 1+ Grid Reference unknown. Boyd (1951)
28 Mar 1907 Wallasey SJ2792 Larval 1+ Bombyx quercus - Entom. 42:22 'olive variety' [f. olivacea?]. Ent. Rec. 21:45, grid reference not provided. pair reared from Wallasey larvae, ova obtained but the resulting larvae all died during hibernation the larvae were described as black with very dark brown hairs other observers also stated that the larva which gave this variation was black, LCES 32:15, Mansbridge (1940)
1907 Wallasey SJ2792 Adult 1 Mansbridge (1940)
1907 Wallasey SJ2792 Adult 1 olive-banded form exhibited at LCES 16/12/1907, LCES 31:17, grid reference not provided. Mansbridge (1940)
11 Jul 1903 Abbots Moss SJ5968 Adult 3 Bombyx quercus Site Delamere, a few males, The Entom. 37:24, grid reference not provided, No quantity recorded.
1903 Wallasey SJ2792 Larval 1+ undated, . Mr Prince states that the larvae found at Wallasey are all true quercus. more or less common in Cheshire. Generally seen in the larval stage, Day (1903)
1897 Wallasey SJ2792 Adult 1 the specimen was an olive banded, dark coloured form taken at rest. More or less common in Cheshire. Generally seen in the larval stage, Day (1903)
1888 Manley SJ4971 Adult 1 hermaphrodite male, grid reference unknown, specimen(s) in the Grosvenor Museum, BRC Ref: V05_11104
1887 Lindow Common SJ8381 Adult 1 Man Ent Soc 11:20, grid reference not provided
1885 Cheshire Unknown Not recorded 1+ undated - throughout the district, Walker (1885)
1883 Brushes Valley SJ9999 Not recorded 1+ date and grid reference not provided, Young Nat. 4:78-80.
1879 Wallasey Dunes SJ2792 Larval 1+ on willows. year and grid reference not provided. Young Nat. 1:204-207.
10 Apr 1872 Wallasey SJ2792 Larval 1+ scarce, Newman's Entomologist 6:122-124, grid reference not provided.
18 Jul 1859 Sale SJ7892 Adult 1 Bombyx callunae The Zool. 18:6815-6, grid reference not provided
18 Jul 1859 Carrington Moss SJ7490 Adult 1 Bombyx callunae The Zool. 18:6815-6, grid reference not provided
16 Jul 1859 Carrington Moss SJ7490 Adult 1 Bombyx callunae, in plenty, The Zool. 18:6815-6, grid reference not provided
12 Jul 1859 Bowdon SJ7686 Adult 1 Bombyx callunae, flying abundantly, The Zool. 18:6815-6, grid reference not provided
09 Jul 1859 Hale SJ7886 Adult 1 Bombyx callunae, on the wing, The Zool. 18:6815-6, grid reference not provided
09 Jul 1859 Sale SJ7892 Adult 1 Bombyx callunae, host of males visited in coach house, The Zool. 18:6815-6, grid reference not provided
08 Jul 1859 Bowdon SJ7686 Adult 1 Bombyx callunae, males attracted in plenty in garden, The Zool. 18:6815-6, grid reference not provided
27 Jun 1859 Carrington Moss SJ7490 Adult 1 Bombyx callunae, males attracted in great abundance, female found on heather. The Zool. 18:6815-6, grid reference not provided
09 May 1859 Carrington Moss SJ7490 Larval 6 Bombyx callunae, various sizes, with Mr Sidebothom, The Zool. 18:6815-6, grid reference not provided
07 Aug 1858 Carrington Moss SJ7490 Adult 1 Bombyx callunae, males visited in great abundance, female found on heather, depositing her eggs. The Zool. 18:6815-6, grid reference not provided
02 Aug 1858 Carrington Moss SJ7490 Adult 20 Bombyx callunae, flying in abundance, The Zool. 18:6815-6, grid reference not provided
24 Jul 1858 Carrington Moss SJ7490 Adult 1 Bombyx callunae, flying in abundance, The Zool. 18:6815-6, grid reference not provided
14 Jul 1858 Carrington Moss SJ7490 Adult 1 Bombyx callunae, on heather, been out some time, The Zool. 18:6815-6 , grid reference not provided
12 May 1858 Carrington Moss SJ7490 Larval 6 Bombyx callunae, on heather, variable in size, male emerged 24/7/1858, when some larvae still feeding, female emerged 2/8, 6/8/1858. The Zool. 18:6815-6, grid reference not provided
1800 SJ38 SJ38 Not recorded 1+ BRC Ref: V05_06159, date pre 1941
1800 SJ28 SJ28 Not recorded 1+ BRC Ref: V05_01855, date pre 1941


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