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Epirrita filigrammaria Small Autumnal Moth

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56 records (143+ individuals)
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Date Site OS Grid Ref Stage Quantity Comment
09 Sep 2024 Higher Swineshaw, Stalybridge SK005995 Adult 1 15W synergetic Skinner, 8W actinic Heath trap
05 Sep 2024 Sunfield, Romiley SJ940912 Adult 1 first for recording area. Confirmed on Cheshire Moth Group on Facebook.
03 Sep 2024 Lower Swineshaw, Stalybridge SK001991 Adult 1
02 Sep 2024 Higher Swineshaw, Stalybridge SK008999 Adult 1 Photo on FB page
10 Sep 2023 Higher Swineshaw, Stalybridge SK001995 Adult 1 8W actinic Heath trap, 15W synergetic Skinner trap. Confirmed on Cheshire Moths Group on Facebook.
06 Sep 2023 Pym Chair SJ993766 Adult 1 4 x actinic traps, dusk-23:00 hours
24 Sep 2022 Lower Swineshaw, Stalybridge SK001991 Adult 1
17 Sep 2022 Lower Swineshaw Scout Hut, Stalybridge SK002991 Adult 1 Confirmed on Cheshire Moth Group on Facebook.
31 Aug 2022 The Street, Goyt Valley SK0076 Adult 1 2-3 hours checking heather flowers & with 4 actinic traps along roadside between SK002761-SK003761
21 Sep 2021 Broadbottom Road, Mottram SJ993953 Adult 1 same as yesterday
20 Sep 2021 Broadbottom Road, Mottram SJ993953 Adult 1
10 Sep 2021 Midgley Lane, Wildboarclough SK000664 Adult 1 Photo provided
08 Sep 2021 Midgley Lane, Wildboarclough SK000664 Adult 1
06 Sep 2021 Broadbottom Road, Mottram SJ993953 Adult 1 photo submitted. Confirmed from photo.
06 Sep 2021 Midgley Lane, Wildboarclough SK000664 Adult 1 Photo provided
02 Sep 2021 Midgley Lane, Wildboarclough SK000664 Adult 1 Photo on Cheshire Moths Facebook Group
26 Aug 2021 Midgley Lane, Wildboarclough SK000664 Adult 1
01 Sep 2018 The Street, Goyt Valley SK001761 Adult 50 Traps run along footpath running beside road plus searching with torches after dark.
01 Sep 2015 The Street, Goyt Valley SK0076 Adult 1 on a fence post
01 Sep 2015 Withinleach Moor SJ9976 Adult 1 on beech along The Street
02 May 2014 Brockholes Wood, Crowden SK0799 Larval 1+ swept from heather in enclose above quarry SK07293 99951
09 Sep 2010 Carleton Road, Higher Poynton SJ944838 Adult 1 confirmed from photo
29 Aug 2008 Tegg's Nose Country Park SJ946724 Adult 2 photo available
05 Sep 2004 Pym chair SJ9976 Adult 30 noted in annual report
08 Sep 2003 Cat and Fiddle SK0071 Adult 1 grid reference provided SK00547140, site 106, 2004/087, noted in annual report
07 Sep 2003 High Moor SJ9670 Adult 1 grid reference provided SJ96337024 site 3, 2004/087. noted in annual report
07 Sep 2001 Goytsclough Quarry SK0173 Adult 1
26 Aug 2001 Pym chair SJ9976 Adult 1 confirmed
05 Sep 1991 Longridge, Macclesfield Road, Alderley Edge SJ850778 Adult 1 First record in 25 years at this site
16 Sep 1990 Bradwell Road, Hazel Grove SJ921855 Adult 1 confirmed, photo taken
15 Sep 1990 Westwood Road, Heald Green SJ849856 Adult 1 First record of the year, numbers not counted
26 Aug 1990 The Street, Goyt Valley SK0076 Adult 1
14 Sep 1989 Stoneheads, Whaley Bridge SK002817 Adult 1
04 Sep 1989 Jodrell Bank: RIS Site 337 SJ796706 Adult 1 RIS confirm gen det done
01 Sep 1989 Stoneheads, Whaley Bridge SK002817 Adult 1
31 Aug 1989 Gleneagles Road, Heald Green SJ853863 Adult 1 photo also held
1989 Bellfield Avenue, Cheadle Hulme SJ875864 Adult 1
10 Sep 1987 Martin Close, Offerton SJ929880 Adult 1 confirmed
05 Sep 1981 Balmoral Grove, Hazel Grove SJ928871 Adult 1
03 Sep 1981 Bosley Cloud SJ9063 Adult 1+ BRC Ref: V05_32086
14 Sep 1964 Hollingworth SK0096 Adult 9 Hollingworth, Clough, at night
6 male, 3 female, on heather
1946 Bosley Cloud SJ9063 Larval 1 emerged 12/8/1946
1939 Bosley Cloud SJ9063 Adult 1+ grid reference unknown, Smith (1950)
1930 Goyt Valley SK0172 Adult 1+ grid reference unknown, Smith (1948)
1921 Crowden SK0799 Adult 1+ grid reference unknown, Smith (1948)
1920 Taxal SK0079 Adult 1+ grid reference unknown, undated, Smith (1948)
1903 Curzon Park, Chester SJ3965 Adult 1 undated, Day (1903)
1903 Whaley Bridge SK0081 Not recorded 1+ undated, Day (1903)
1903 Ledsham SJ3574 Not recorded 1+ undated, Day (1903)
1885 Bidston Hill SJ2890 Not recorded 1+ undated, Walker (1885), BRC Ref: V05_02698, date pre 1941
1883 Brushes Valley SJ9999 Not recorded 1+ date and grid reference not provided, Young Nat. 4:78-80.
1857 Brushes Valley SJ9999 Adult 1+ Oporabia filigrammaria, egg and larvae found, always a mountain insect, The Zool. 16:6193, grid reference not provided, Young Nat. 4:57-58.
1845 Brushes Valley SJ9999 Adult 1 Oporabia filigrammaria, a variety, scarce, on stone walls, The Zool. 4:1222, grid reference not provided
1800 SJ97 SJ97 Not recorded 1+ BRC Ref: V06_00117, date pre 1941
1800 SJ38 SJ38 Not recorded 1+ BRC Ref: V05_06191, date pre 1941
1800 SJ78 SJ78 Not recorded 1+ BRC Ref: V05_22208, date pre 1941


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Updated: 19th April 2025