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Cydia nigricana Pea Moth

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Date Site OS Grid Ref Stage Quantity Comment
15 Jul 2024 Carleton Road, Higher Poynton SJ944838 Adult 1
13 Jun 2024 Brushes football pitch, Stalybridge SJ978987 Adult 1 Confirmed on Cheshire Moth Group on Facebook.
07 Jul 2023 Hattersley SJ9894 Adult 1
25 Jun 2023 Deansfield Way, Elton SJ453753 Adult 1
24 Jun 2023 Deansfield Way, Elton SJ453753 Adult 1
23 Jun 2023 Carleton Road, Higher Poynton SJ944838 Adult 1
22 Jun 2023 Godley Green SJ9694 Adult 1 off vetch
19 Jun 2023 Carleton Road, Higher Poynton SJ944838 Adult 1
17 Jun 2023 Carleton Road, Higher Poynton SJ944838 Adult 1
21 May 2023 Hob Hey Wood, Frodsham SJ5377 Adult 1 SJ53047771
02 Aug 2021 Deansfield Way, Elton SJ453753 Adult 1
26 Jul 2021 Foxfield Lane, Winsford SJ628662 Larval 4 in pea pod in garden
23 Jul 2021 Foxfield Lane, Winsford SJ628662 Larval 1 in pea pod in garden. Confirmed from photo on Cheshire Moth Group on Facebook.
09 Sep 2020 Danes Moss SJ9070 Larval 1 in bush vetch pod, photo on Cheshire Moths Facebook Group
10 Jun 2018 Overton SJ4748 Adult 1
29 May 2018 Mottram St Andrew SJ8778 Adult 1
14 Jun 2017 Basford SJ7252 Adult 1
26 May 2017 Merlin Close, Upton, Wirral SJ256887 Adult 1 confirmed CMR from photo
12 Aug 2016 Deansfield Way, Elton SJ453753 Adult 1
21 Jun 2016 Basford SJ7252 Adult 1
11 Jun 2016 Chorlton SJ7251 Adult 3
08 Jun 2016 Basford SJ7252 Adult 1
04 Jun 2016 Gowy Meadows CWT SJ4374 Adult 3
02 Jun 2016 Basford SJ7252 Adult 10
02 Jun 2016 Gowy Meadows CWT SJ4374 Adult 1
28 May 2016 Basford SJ7252 Adult 2
09 Jun 2015 Basford SJ7252 Adult 1 SJ722526, determined from photo
22 Jun 2014 Thornton-le-Moors SJ4474 Adult 1
12 Jun 2014 Gowy Meadows CWT SJ4374 Adult 1
11 Jun 2014 Bruntwood Park SJ8686 Adult 1
17 Jul 2013 Newgate Nature Reserve SJ824811 Adult 1
12 Jul 2013 Bruntwood Park, Cheadle SJ8586 Adult 1
26 Jun 2012 Park Pit, Poynton SJ9384 Adult 1
21 Jun 2012 Deansfield Way, Elton SJ453753 Adult 1
16 Jun 2012 Deansfield Way, Elton SJ453753 Adult 1
10 Jun 2012 Park Pit, Poynton SJ9384 Adult 1 photo available
25 Aug 2011 Deansfield Way, Elton SJ453753 Adult 1
26 Jun 2011 Carleton Road, Higher Poynton SJ944838 Adult 1 gen det female
03 Jun 2011 Norton Priory, Runcorn SJ5483 Adult 1 gen det female, photo available
05 Jun 2010 Gowy Meadows CWT SJ4374 Adult 6
05 Jun 2010 Gowy Meadows CWT SJ4373 Adult 6
16 Jul 2009 Carleton Road, Higher Poynton SJ944838 Adult 1 gen det male
12 Jun 2009 Park Pit, Poynton SJ9384 Adult 2
20 May 2009 Park Pit, Poynton SJ9384 Adult 1
04 Jun 2007 Park Pit, Poynton SJ9384 Adult 2
26 Jun 2005 Lady Brook Valley, Bramhall SJ9085 Adult 1
17 Aug 2003 Deansfield Way, Elton SJ453753 Adult 1
05 Jul 2003 Bollinhurst Brook Valley, Lyme Handley SJ9584 Adult 1
04 Jun 2000 Jacksons Brickworks, Higher Poynton SJ9484 Adult 1
04 Jun 1999 Jacksons Brickworks, Higher Poynton SJ9484 Adult 1
01 Jun 1999 Sale Water Park SJ8092 Adult 1+
28 Jun 1998 Jacksons Brickworks, Higher Poynton SJ9484 Adult 1
27 Jun 1998 Jacksons Brickworks, Higher Poynton SJ9484 Adult 2
25 Jun 1992 Woods Moor SJ9087 Adult 1
24 Jun 1992 Hazel Grove Golf Course SJ9386 Adult 1
14 Jul 1991 Bredbury Industrial Estate SJ9292 Adult 1+ abundant
14 Jul 1991 Bredbury SJ9291 Adult 1+ disused railway line, several
17 Jun 1990 Lapwing Lane, Moss-side SJ587863 Adult 1
07 Jul 1986 Winsford SJ6467 Adult 1+ Catsclough, common, grid reference unknown.
1981 Caister Way, Over, Winsford SJ641654 Adult 1
1953 Cheshire Unknown Not recorded 1+ County status: common where peas are grown. Though the moth is rarely seen, the larva is often common in any area where peas are grown regularly. I have twice found larvae in seed pods of lupins growing near the peas Michaelis (1954, 1955) , LCES 77-78:59
1940 Wallasey SJ2892 Not recorded 1+ date and grid reference unknown. Mansbridge (1940)
31 May 1908 Delamere SJ5570 Adult 1 grid reference not provided, LCFC 1917:9-11.county status: scarce. Mansbridge (1940)


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Updated: 19th April 2025