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Acherontia atropos Death's-head Hawk-moth

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Date Site OS Grid Ref Stage Quantity Comment
01 Sep 2022 Nursery Road, Alsager SJ775554 Larval 1 ex photo on Cheshire Moths Facebook Group
24 Aug 2022 Chester Meadows SJ4165 Larval 1 Bottoms Lane track, SJ41556567, photo on Cheshire Moths Facebook Group
28 Aug 2020 Denhall and Decca Pools SJ2975 Larval 1
28 Aug 2020 Denhall and Decca Pools SJ2975 Larval 1 Denhall Quay, third to be found here, One found previous evening and another earlier in morning to mine.
27 Aug 2020 Denhall and Decca Pools SJ2975 Larval 1 photo on Cheshire Moths Facebook Group
07 Sep 2008 Wallasey SJ3191 Adult 1 grid reference provided SJ319912 Glenburn Road, found dead in garden and handed to determiner for identification.
2006 Wirral SJ28 Adult 1 photo in annual report
01 Jun 2005 Birkenhead SJ3289 Adult 1 Pacific Road Arts Centre, photo in annual report
26 Aug 2004 Offerton SJ9189 Adult 1 recorder CH. found dead. Dialstone Centre.
19 Aug 1999 Higher Runcorn SJ5182 Adult 1 caught by recorders in their Norman Road garden at SJ5181 or 5182
29 Sep 1992 Moreton SJ2590 Dead 1 found dead on Upton Road, no grid reference provided
11 Jul 1990 Whaley Bridge SK0181 Adult 1 SK0181
09 Aug 1986 Marple SJ9587 Adult 1 SJ958876, found on the pavement, Hibbert Lane
16 Oct 1983 Hoylake Langfields SJ2288 Adult 1 SJ227886
06 Oct 1969 Upton, Birkenhead SJ2788 Adult 1 grid reference unknown, Creaser (1974)
1963 Thurstaston SJ2484 Adult 1 Dawpool Cottages, SJ242848, details from N F Ellison, Creaser (1966)
1961 Higher Runcorn SJ5182 Adult 1 specimen exhibited at LCES 19/2/1963, LCES 85-87:36, grid reference not provided, BRC Ref: V05_15030, grid reference SJ58
1956 Stanlow SJ4475 Adult 1 Shell Oil refinery, grid reference unknown, specimen(s) in the Grosvenor Museum.
1956 Delamere Post Office SJ561689 Adult 1 LCFC 1954-56:75.
1956 Hazel Grove SJ9287 Adult 1 grid reference not recorded, LCFC 1954-56:75.
1956 Frandley House, Frandley SJ640788 Not recorded 1 grid reference unknown
1956 Antrobus SJ6479 Not recorded 1 grid reference unknown
1951 Hazel Grove SJ9287 Not recorded 1+ Grid Reference unknown. Michaelis (1954)
15 Jun 1951 Mobberley SJ7879 Not recorded 1+ Grid Reference unknown. Michaelis (1954)
1950 Great Budworth SJ6677 Larval 1 Grid Reference unknown. Boyd (1951)
1950 Raby SJ3380 Not recorded 1 grid reference not provided, LCES 74:42
1950 Gatley SJ8487 Not recorded 1 grid reference unknown. E Taylor, undated
1950 Heswall SJ2482 Not recorded 1 grid reference unknown
1950 Chester SJ4066 Not recorded 1 grid reference unknown
10 Oct 1949 Willaston SJ3377 Larval 1 Grid Reference unknown. Mansbridge & Wright (1950)
1949 Chester Grasslands SJ3864 Larval 1 Ernest Shenton, Saltney, Grid Reference unknown. Exhibited at the Lancs & Ches Ent Soc 20/12/1949 LCES 73:15. Michaelis (1954), recorded as Flintshire in Smith (1948)
1949 Chester SJ4066 Adult 1 grid reference unknown, Graham A Webster, Grosvenor Museum, Smith (1950)
1949 Chester SJ4066 Not recorded 1 grid reference unknown
21 Jun 1948 Hoylake SJ2188 Adult 1 Liverpool Golf Links, grid reference unknown, Smith (1950)
1947 Willaston SJ3377 Pupal 3 grid reference unknown, recorder JGE in Smith (1950)
1947 Raby SJ3380 Larval 1 grid reference unknown, and two pupae, Smith (1948), LCES 74:42
1947 Chester SJ4066 Adult 1 exhibited at the Lancs & Ches Ent Soc meeting 21/10/1947, LCES 68-71:30, grid reference not provided. Mansbridge & Wright (1949)
1946 Waverton SJ4564 Adult 1 grid reference unknown, Smith (1948)
1944 Kelsall SJ5268 Adult 1 grid reference unknown, Smith (1948)
1944 Hoole SJ4266 Adult 1 Grosvenor Museum, grid reference unknown, Smith (1948)
1944 Raby SJ3078 Not recorded 1 grid reference unknown
1943 Bebington SJ3283 Not recorded 1 grid reference unknown
1941 Heswall SJ2482 Larval 1 LCES 64-67:20, grid reference not provided
1941 Chester SJ4066 Adult 1 near Chester, LCES 64-67:20, grid reference not provided
1941 Chester SJ4066 Adult 1 near Chester, LCES 64-67:20, grid reference not provided
1940 Bramhall SJ8884 Adult 1 grid reference not provided, LCFC 1939-42:12-15
1940 Wilmslow SJ8280 Adult 1 grid reference not provided, LCFC 1939-42:12-15
1940 SJ68 SJ68 Not recorded 1+ BRC Ref: V05_18278
1940 SJ55 SJ55 Not recorded 1+ BRC Ref: V05_12868
1938 Bebington SJ3283 Dead 1 in beehive. Mansbridge (1939)
1938 Bromborough SJ3280 Not recorded 1 grid reference unknown
1938 Raby SJ3380 Larval 3 plus one pupa, adults bred and exhibited at LCES meeting. Also one larva found in a potato field at Raby and passed onto Mr W K Ford. Mansbridge (1939)
1937 Raby Mere SJ3381 Adult 1 exhibited at the Lancs & Ches Ent Soc meeting 16/03/1937, LCES 61-63:10, grid reference not provided
1935 Lymm SJ6887 Dead 1 grid reference unknown. per C G S Sandys, Boyd (1946)
1935 Piper's Ash SJ4367 Adult 1 grid reference unknown, Smith (1948)
1935 Chester SJ4066 Not recorded 1 grid reference unknown
1934 Raby Mere SJ3381 Larval 1 grid reference not provided, LCFC 1934:23, Smith (1948)
1933 Grappenhall SJ6286 Pupal 2 grid reference not provided, LCFC 1935-36:39. Boyd (1946)
12 Aug 1933 Peover Inferior SJ7375 Larval 1 grid reference unknown. Boyd (1946)
1931 Runcorn SJ5082 Adult 1 per Eric Hardy, grid reference not provided, LCFC 1931:28, Mansbridge (1931)
1929 Rock Ferry SJ3386 Adult 1 exhibited at the Lancs & Ches Ent Soc meeting 17/12/1929, LCES 52-54:23, grid reference not provided
1928 Cheadle Hulme SJ8686 Adult 1 grid reference unknown, Smith (1948)
21 Sep 1926 Guilden Sutton SJ4468 Adult 1 specimen in Grosvenor Museum, Chester. grid reference unknown, Found at a farm North Western Naturalist 1926:212, Smith (1948)
1925 Chester SJ4066 Not recorded 1 dated 10/12 1925. unusual date for an adult, pupa possibly brought indoors with potatoes, emerging early, grid reference not provided. LCFC 1925:1, also reported as 10/12/1926 LCFC 1926:2
1920 Chester SJ4166 Adult 1 grid reference unknown, Smith (1948)
1920 Blacon SJ3867 Adult 1 Saughall Road, nr Chester, Grosvenor Museum, grid reference unknown, Smith (1948)
1909 Delamere SJ5570 Not recorded 1+ Ellis (1890). check date
07 Nov 1908 Birkenhead SJ3089 Adult 1 per C B Williams, The Entom. 42:74, LCES 32:17, grid reference not provided
1908 Hoole SJ4266 Adult 3 at Electric light, Chester, The Entom. 42:41-42, grid reference not provided
11 Sep 1905 Chester SJ4066 Adult 1 The Entom. 39:68, grid reference not provided
1905 Cheshire Unknown Larval 4 One pupated 20/9/1905, emerging 11/2/1906, The Entom. 39:68, grid reference not provided
1905 Chester SJ4066 Adult 1 Chester, Dee light, grid reference unknown, Smith (1948)
1905 Lymm SJ6685 Not recorded 1+ Ellis (1890). check date
24 Oct 1903 Chester SJ4066 Adult 1 The Entom. 37:25, grid reference not provided
24 Oct 1903 Chester SJ4065 Adult 1 to electric lamp, The Entom. 37:24-25, grid reference not provided
1903 Red Rocks, Hoylake SJ2088 Not recorded 1+ Hoylake, undated, formerly common. Day (1903), grid reference unknown.
1903 Bowdon SJ7587 Not recorded 1+ undated Day (1903)
1903 Vicars Cross SJ4466 Not recorded 1+ undated Day (1903)
1902 Sale SJ7891 Pupal 1 Ellis (1890). bred ex pupa
1901 Carrington SJ7392 Larval 2 two larvae. Day (1903)
1901 Knutsford SJ7479 Not recorded 1+ near Knutsford. Day (1903)
1901 Acton SJ6253 Not recorded 1+ Acton Grange, Ellis (1890). check date as after publication
1900 Malpas SJ4846 Larval 1+ near Malpas. Day (1903)
1900 Farndon SJ4054 Larval 1+ larvae very common. Day (1903)
1900 Hoylake SJ2188 Not recorded 1 grid reference unknown
1899 Eccleston SJ4062 Not recorded 1 Day (1903)
07 Sep 1896 Chester SJ4066 Larval 1 Recorder J Lyon Denson found larvae about 3 miles from the city. One of at least 7 taken in the neighbourhood late summer/early autumn. grid reference not provided. Chester and the county generally - not common. Day (1903)
1895 Tranmere SJ3287 Not recorded 1+ Day (1903)
1890 Liscard SJ3092 Not recorded 1+ undated. Ellis (1890)
1890 Bidston SJ2889 Not recorded 1+ undated. Ellis (1890)
1890 Sale SJ7891 Not recorded 1+ Ellis (1890)
07 Sep 1889 Frodsham SJ5177 Larval 1 grid reference not provided. Entom. 23:17
1889 Manley SJ4971 Larval 1 Grid ref. not provided. Entom. 23:17, Ellis (1890)
1887 Wallasey SJ2792 Larval 1+ Day (1903)
1887 Withington SJ8169 Not recorded 1+ Ellis (1890). recorder JRH assumed to be a typo.
1885 Upton, Birkenhead SJ2788 Larval 1+ undated - larvae not uncommon at Upton, Walker (1885), Ellis (1890), Day (1903)
1885 Saughall SJ3669 Not recorded 1+ undated (Shrubsole in brackets after site name), Walker (1885), Day (1903)
1885 Delamere SJ5570 Not recorded 1+ undated, Walker (1885)
1885 Tattenhall SJ4858 Not recorded 1+ undated, Walker (1885), Day (1903) (Manning in brackets after site name)
1880 Cheshire Unknown Adult 1 specimen presented at the L&CES meeting of 31/5/1880. The Insecta of Lancashire and Cheshire, Cooke (1882) - not specified whether it was Lancashire or Cheshire - need to verify


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Updated: 19th April 2025