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Luffia lapidella

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Date Site OS Grid Ref Stage Quantity Comment
09 Jun 2024 Helsby Cemetery SJ498760 Case 12 Cemetery Pillar
15 May 2024 Kent Close, Bromborough SJ339815 Case 1 On trampoline netting, photo on Cheshire Moths Facebook Group
13 May 2024 Hockenhull Platts SJ476657 Case 3 encased larva on lichen on side of first stone bridge
14 Mar 2024 Frodsham SJ5177 Case 30
14 Mar 2024 Frodsham SJ5176 Case 3
13 Mar 2024 Chester Road, Helsby SJ49787602 Case 96 Site D. SJ4978776023. Locations as per Facebook posts around Helsby (counts of larval cases)
13 Mar 2024 Bates Lane, Helsby SJ49547591 Case 2 Site C. SJ4954875910. Locations as per Facebook posts around Helsby (counts of larval cases)
13 Mar 2024 Chester Road, Helsby SJ49237586 Case 28 Site B. SJ4923875868. Locations as per Facebook posts around Helsby (counts of larval cases)
13 Mar 2024 Chester Road, Helsby SJ49227587 Case 429 Site A. SJ4922175878. Locations as per Facebook posts around Helsby (counts of larval cases)
13 Mar 2024 Chester Road, Helsby SJ48857554 Case 106 Site E. SJ4885275548. Locations as per Facebook posts around Helsby (counts of larval cases)
27 Feb 2024 Hockenhull Platts SJ476657 Case 5 Bridge. Previous eg https://www.facebook.com/groups/387661328320172/posts/1902033830216240/
26 Feb 2024 Bates Lane, Helsby SJ49547591 Case 2 Site C. SJ4954875910. New location on sandstone wall - Bates Lane Helsby. Photo submitted on facebook on 26/2/24. ID confirmed on FB
16 Feb 2024 Chester Road, Helsby SJ492758 Case 200 As previous year 2023. A56 Helsby.
17 Jun 2023 Hockenhull Platts SJ476656 Larval 1 Encased larva on lichen on side of first stone bridge. Confirmed from photo.
11 May 2023 Kent Close, Bromborough SJ339815 Case 1 On lichen-covered garden trampoline netting. Still present on 14/6/23, wandering within c. 5cm sq area, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10161267970080774&set=pcb.1734059437013681
08 May 2023 Hockenhull Platts SJ475656 Case 18 Larval cases on bridge parapet https://www.flickr.com/photos/149980226@N06/52875857879/in/dateposted-public/
06 May 2023 Hockenhull Platts SJ475656 Case 6 Larval cases on bridge parapet https://www.flickr.com/photos/149980226@N06/52875857879/in/dateposted-public/
19 Feb 2023 Chester Road, Helsby SJ492758 Larval 11 Opposite side of road to those originally seen
08 Feb 2023 Chester Road, Helsby SJ492758 Larval 200 As previously seen 2022
16 May 2022 Hockenhull Platts SJ476656 Case 5 On one of the sandstone packhorse bridges. Confirmed on Cheshire Moth Group on Facebook (18 May 2022).
10 Apr 2022 Lindow Common SJ8381 Larval 20 At least 20 cases on trunk of large, old birch
15 Jan 2022 Helsby SJ4975 Case 200 At least 200 on sandstone wall, Chester Road, SJ492758. photo on Cheshire Moths Facebook Group. Second site for Cheshire VC. Prev only Burton Wirral.
20 Jan 2018 Burton SJ3074 Case 1 Luffia ferchaultella. No quantity recorded.
05 Mar 2004 Burton SJ3074 Pupal 1+ Luffia ferchaultella. grid reference provided SJ300747, 50+ cases at known wall site
05 May 2001 Burton SJ3074 Case 1+ Luffia ferchaultella. grid reference provided SJ301748, 6 cases on wall at Denhall Lane
19 May 1984 Burton SJ3074 Case 1+ Luffia ferchaultella. locally frequent on the sandstone wall in Denhall Lane, LCES 107:127
02 Oct 1978 Burton SJ3074 Case 1 Luffia ferchaultella. Genitalia checked. on sandstone wall, Denhall Lane SJ301748. Exibited L&CES Exhibition 24.3.2001. Also dated as 2.8.1978. Specimen in recorders collection
06 Sep 1978 Burton SJ3074 Larval 9 Luffia ferchaultella. larvae on sandstone wall, Denhall Lane SJ301748. Two females gen det. Exibited L&CES Exhibition 24/3/2001 as 6/10/1978. Specimens in recorders collection
21 Aug 1978 Burton Point SJ3073 Case 1 Luffia ferchaultella. rock face at Burton Point. grid reference not provided. LCES 101-103:36
21 Aug 1978 Burton SJ3074 Case 1+ Luffia ferchaultella. wall Denhall Lane, LCES 101-103:36
1953 Burton SJ3074 Case 5 Luffia ferchaultella. emerged 12/7/1954, Burton Point, grid reference not provided
01 Jun 1952 Burton Saltmarsh SJ3074 Case 5 Luffia ferchaultella. five females emerged 12/7/1952, grid reference not provided
18 Aug 1951 Burton Saltmarsh SJ3074 Case 1+ Luffia ferchaultella. No quantity recorded. grid reference not provided
14 Jul 1951 Burton SJ3074 Larval 1+ Luffia ferchaultella. New to Cheshire. Recorded as Luffia lapidella. Larval cases occur locally in abundance at Burton on lichen-covered rocks, but only the apterous females have been reared, Michaelis (1954, 1955, 1956), emerged 16/8, 18/8/1951, LCES 77-78:68
1951 Burton SJ3074 Larval 7 Luffia ferchaultella. originally recorded as L lapidella. grid reference not provided


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Updated: 19th April 2025