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Acronicta alni Alder Moth

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Date Site OS Grid Ref Stage Quantity Comment
1909 Great Budworth SJ6677 Pupal 1 Acronycta alni exhibited at the Man. Ent. Soc. 6/10/1909, Entom. 43:68, grid reference not provided
1906 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 The Entom. 39:264 off alder, exhibited at LCES 15/10/1906, LCES 30:16, grid reference not provided, an almost black moth emerged. specimen(s) exhibited at Man Ent Soc 3/10/1906, Man Ent Soc 4:9. Mansbridge (1940)
1903 Knutsford SJ7479 Larval 1+ undated, Day (1903)
1903 High Legh SJ6881 Larval 1+ undated, larvae reared and one resulted in an all black form forewings, Day (1903)
1903 Manley SJ4971 Larval 1+ undated, Day (1903)
1903 Eaton SJ8666 Larval 1+ undated, Day (1903)
1903 Dunham Park SJ7387 Adult 1+ undated, not common, also larva, Day (1903)
1903 Little Budworth SJ5766 Adult 1 undated, black variety at light, Day (1903)
1903 Chester SJ4066 Adult 1+ undated, fairly common at electric light, Day (1903)
1903 Chester SJ4066 Adult 1+ undated, fairly common at electric light, Day (1903)
19 Jul 1901 Shotwick SJ3470 Larval 1 Acronycta alni off some red willows The Entom. 35:116, grid reference not provided
1900 White Hall, Tarporley SJ5966 Adult 6 6 at electric light this year including one black variety, Day (1903)
1900 Chester SJ4066 Adult 7 Day (1903)
1899 Delamere SJ5570 Larval 1 Day (1903)
1899 Chester SJ4066 Adult 7 undated, fairly common at electric light, Day (1903)
02 Sep 1898 Chester SJ4066 Larval 1 on sycamore. grid reference unknown
07 Sep 1891 Chester SJ4065 Larval 1 Grid ref not provided. Entom. 24:286-290
1890 Dunham Park SJ7387 Not recorded 1+ Ellis (1890)
1890 Marple SJ9588 Not recorded 1+ undated, Ellis (1890)
17 Sep 1888 Chester SJ4066 Larval 1 grid reference not provided. Entom: 21:313-319
1887 Delamere SJ5570 Larval 1+ Walker (1885)
1885 Cheshire Unknown Not recorded 1+ undated, East Cheshire, Walker (1885)
1879 Dunham Park SJ7387 Not recorded 1+ Ellis (1890)
1872 Dunham Park SJ7387 Not recorded 1+ Ellis (1890)
20 Aug 1863 Bollin Valley, Hale SJ7885 Larval 1 on a beech tree, Hale Moss, The Zool. 21:8733, grid reference not provided (golf-course), Ellis (1890), Mansbridge (1940)
02 Jun 1862 Bowdon SJ7585 Adult 1 Acronycta alni, very fine specimen on oak, The Weekly Ent. 1:6. Grid reference not provided
1859 Bowdon SJ7585 Adult 1 Acronycta alni, The Weekly Ent. 1:6. Grid reference not provided
1857 Birkenhead Park SJ3089 Adult 1 grid reference not provided
1842 Dunham Park SJ7387 Not recorded 1+ Ellis (1890), Mansbridge (1940)


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