Cheshire Macro-Moth Report - 1986


This year (1986) we were able to add nine species to our 1961 list, two of these species being recorded in time to be included in the mid-year list. The first addition resulted from the recent separation of the Lesser Common Rustic from The Common Rustic. A specimen taken by Alan Roberts at Knutsford in 1985 was the first to be so identified, but it has been shown to occur in several other places since. In June, Alan Roberts took the Silky Wainscot amongst the reeds at Rostherne N.R.

In July, the Davidsons took a Blackneck at Shavington, presumably a wanderer from the newly discovered colony in Staffordshire. Bill Hardwick was working the Abbots Moss Woods during the summer and took both the Red-necked Footman and the Large Ear (A.lucens), both new to our records. Paul Griffiths recorded the Scorched Carpet at Broomhall, Peter Holmes had the Plain Pug at Bromborough, and Mike Passant had the Northern Rustic at Bramhall. Finally, in the autumn, the Lesser Treble-bar was taken in Poynton, Bromborough and Shavington. It must have been with us all the time but no-one had previously separated it from the much commoner Treble-bar.

There were several other interesting records from around the County. In particular Obscure Wainscot was taken in fair numbers near Moore (SJ58) by Steve McWilliam. He has clearly discovered a breeding site for this species for which we previously had only a single record, which must have been a vagrant. Canon Rylands took a Pale Pinion at his new home near Bunbury in SJ55. Bill Hardwick took Archer's Dart and Burnet Companion well away from their previously recorded localities. No less than three Clearwings were recorded which must be a record in itself! Paul Griffiths found and photographed a Yellow-legged Clearwing near Crewe in SJ75, there was a Lunar Hornet Clearwing seen in SJ98, and a Currant Clearwing in Wilmslow in SJ88; the latter not a new record for the square but notable nonetheless.

Again there have been plenty of records of more common insects. Steve McWilliam having added 82 species in SJ58, Bill Grayson who operates a trap on the West side of Northwich and who has only recently heard of our recording scheme, has added about 50 species to the records for SJ67, and Bill Hardwick recorded over 30 new species in SJ56. These three squares bring the number with 200 or more species up to 23. There were 10 or more new records in squares SJ38, 54, 55, 64, 66, 75, 77, 86 and 98, which brings SJ98 very near to the 300 mark. In 1982 a survey carried out in the Eaton Hall estate and during the year I was given access to the detailed records from that survey; from these I have extracted some 40 new records for SJ45. The total number of new records since the preparation of the list in June amounts to over 450 and an addendum to the list is given below:

C.I. Rutherford (February 1987).


This supplement also includes records from earlier years which had failed to find their way into my records due, mainly, to a rather haphazard system. With the production of a new list based on the latest classification and the use of recording cards based upon the same list it is to be hoped that there will be less omissions in the future. If recorders will use the new cards the errors should be reduced.

While there were several omissions there was, so far as I know, only one significant error. This concerned 1984 The Humming-bird Hawk-moth, all of whose original records should be deleted and replaced by records for the following squares: SJ28, 46, 54, 77, 87 and 97.


The following new records for the 10 Kilometre squares with (SJ) have now been added to the records held: - an asterisk (*) indicates a new species for the county; the number at the extreme left is the Bradley & Fletcher code from their publication: "A Recorder's Log Book or Label List of British Butterflies and Moths" - J.D. Bradley and D.S. Fletcher (1979) :-
 

Code

English Name

New 10Km Squares (SJ)

15 

Orange Swift 

38, 77, 78

16 

Gold Swift 

67

17 

Common Swift 

55,56

18 

Map-winged Swift 

56, 76

161 

Leopard Moth 

56

169 

Six-spot Burnet 

86

171 

Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 

56, 66, 75, 86, 87, 98

371 

Lunar Hornet Clearwing 

98

1631 

December Moth 

58

1646 

Oak Hook-tip 

58

1648 

Pebble Hook-tip 

58

1651 

Chinese Character 

45, 58

1652 

Peach Blossom 

56, 58, 86

1653 

Buff Arches 

58

1654 

Figure of Eighty 

55, 56, 58

1657 

Common Lutestring 

58

1665 

Grass Emerald 

64, 67

1666 

Large Emerald 

27, 67

1667 

Blotched Emerald 

87

1669 

Common Emerald 

58, 67, 98

1674 

Little Emerald 

56, 77

1682 

Bloodvein 

45, 55, 58, 98

1690 

Small Bloodvein 

64, 87

1693 

Cream Wave 

56

1702 

Small Fan-footed Wave 

58

1705 

Dwarf Cream Wave 

67

1707 

Small Dusty Wave 

67

1712 

Small Scallop 

64

1713 

Ribband Wave 

86

1715 

Plain Wave 

67, 88

1716 

The Vestal 

28

1719 

Oblique Carpet 

45

1722 

Flame Carpet 

45, 58

1724 

Red Twin-spot Carpet 

45, 46

1725 

Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 

99

1727 

Silver Ground Carpet 

86

1738 

Common Carpet 

86

1742 

Yellow Shell 

45

1746 

Shoulder Stripe 

67

1747 

The Streamer 

38, 67, 87

1748 

Beautiful Carpet 

77, 86

1749 

Dark Spinach 

27

1750 

Water Carpet 

55, 56, 67, 76, 77, 86

1752 

Purple Bar 

76

1755 

The Chevron 

57, 69, 86

1756 

Northern Spinach 

64, 65

1757 

The Spinach 

58

1758 

Barred Straw 

67

1759 

Small Phoenix 

45

1761 

Autumn Green Carpet 

98

1762 

Dark Marbled Carpet 

67

1764 

Common Marbled Carpet 

86

1767 

Red Pine Carpet 

Delete 64

1768 

Grey Pine Carpet 

58, 67, 68

1769 

Spruce Carpet 

64, 66, 77, 88, 98

1773 

Broken-barred Carpet 

58, 77

1776 

Green Carpet 

64, 86

1777 

July Highflyer 

58

1778 

May Highflyer 

56, 58

1789 

Scallop Shell 

67

1795 

November Moth 

55

1797 

Autumnal Moth 

54, 56, 57, 58, 98

1802 

The Rivulet 

45, 54, 58, 67

1803 

Small Rivulet 

45, 54, 58, 67

1808 

Sandy Carpet 

67, 76

1811 

Slender Pug 

56, 75, 98

1816 

Toadflax Pug 

64

1817 

Foxglove Pug 

58, 67, 86

1819 

Mottled Pug 

67

1825 

Lime-speck Pug 

64

1830 

Wormwood Pug 

56, 58, 67, 69, 75

1832 

Currant Pug 

38, 66, 75

1834 

Common Pug 

58

1835 

White-spotted Pug 

58, 67

1838 

Tawny-speckled Pug 

58

1839 

Bordered Pug 

58, 67

1842* 

Plain Pug 

38

1844 

Ochreous Pug 

66, 77

1846 

Narrow-winged Pug 

56, 77

1849 

Ash Pug 

38, 75

1851 

Golden Rod Pug 

75

1852 

Brindled Pug 

55, 66, 67, 77

1853 

Oak-tree Pug 

67, 77

1854 

Juniper Pug 

67

1856 

Larch Pug 

56

1857 

Dwarf Pug 

38, 66, 77, 88

1858 

V-Pug 

27, 67

1860 

Green Pug 

58, 66

1862 

Double-striped Pug 

69

1864 

Streak 

67

1865 

Broom-tip 

56

1867 

Treble-bar 

67, 78

1868* 

Lesser Treble-bar 

38, 75, 98

1870 

Chimney Sweeper 

67, 78, 86, 99

1874 

Dingy Shell 

58

1879 

Seraphim 

67, 98

1881 

Early Tooth-striped 

78

1883 

Yellow-barred Brindle 

77, 98

1884 

Magpie 

45, 55

1888* 

Scorched Carpet 

64

1893 

Tawny-barred Angle 

27, 58

1894 

Latticed Heath 

65, 78

1902 

Brown Silver Lines 

86

1904 

Scorched Wing 

58, 67, 77

1907 

Bordered Beauty 

45

1910 

Lilac Beauty 

64

1912 

August Thorn 

54

1913 

Canary Shouldered Thorn 

58

1915 

September Thorn 

45, 67, 75, 77

1917 

Early Thorn 

56

1919 

Purple Thorn 

45, 58

1920 

Scalloped Hazel 

56

1922 

Swallow-tailed Moth 

57

1932 

Spring Usher 

58

1933 

Scarce Umber 

98

1934 

Dotted Border 

55

1936 

Waved Umber 

67

1937 

Willow Beauty 

55

1941 

Mottled Beauty 

86

1947 

Engrailed 

55, 58, 67

1948 

Small Engrailed 

67, 78

1951 

Grey Birch 

86

1954 

Bordered White 

78

1955 

Common White Wave 

86

1956 

Common Wave 

56, 58

1957 

White Pinion-spotted 

77

1956 

Clouded Silver 

58

1960 

Early Moth 

55

1962 

Barred Red 

45, 56

1981 

Poplar Hawk 

45

1984 

Humming-bird Hawk 

55, 57, 58, 88, 98

1996 

Alder Kitten 

56

1997 

Sallow Kitten 

58

2000 

Iron Prominent 

45

2003 

Pebble Prominent 

45, 56, 58

2006 

Lesser Swallow Prominent 

78

2007 

Swallow Prominent 

45, 58

2008 

Coxcomb Prominent 

45, 55

2011 

Pale Prominent 

45, 46, 77

2014 

Lunar Marbled Brown 

64

2026 

Vapourer 

45

2028 

Pale Tussock 

55

2031 

White Satin 

58, 88, 98

2039* 

Red-necked Footman 

56

2050 

Common Footman 

67

2061 

Buff Ermine 

58

2063 

Muslin Ermine 

87

2064 

Ruby Tiger 

58, 86

2077 

Short-cloaked 

55

2081 

White-line Dart 

75, 77

2082 

Garden Dart 

77

2085 

Archer's Dart 

66

2091 

Dark Sword-grass 

45, 58

2104* 

Northern Rustic 

98

2105 

Dotted Rustic 

58

2109 

Lesser Yellow Underwing 

55

2110 

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 

58, 98

2112 

Least Yellow Underwing 

45, 78, 88

2117 

Autumnal Rustic 

58

2118 

True-lover's Knot 

58, 67

2119 

Pearly Underwing 

67, 98

2123 

Small Square-spot 

45

2126 

Setaceous Hebrew Character 

45

2127 

Triple-spotted Clay 

66

2130 

Dotted Clay 

58

2132 

Neglected Rustic 

66

2133 

Six-striped Rustic 

45, 54, 58, 67, 77

2136 

Gothic 

45, 67

2139 

Red Chestnut 

38

2145 

Nutmeg 

58, 75, 77, 98

2150 

Grey Arches 

77

2154 

Cabbage Moth 

45, 58

2158 

Pale Shouldered Brocade 

56, 58, 77

2159 

Dog's Tooth 

38

2162 

Glaucous Shears 

55

2163 

Broom 

58

2164 

Broad-barred White 

56, 58, 77

2166 

Campion 

66, 67

2173 

Lychnis 

55, 58

2176 

Antler 

45

2178 

Feathered Gothic 

45

2179 

Pine Beauty 

67

2182 

Small Quaker 

55

2186 

Powdered Quaker 

46, 58

2188 

Clouded Drab 

55

2189 

Twin-spot Quaker 

55, 69

2190 

Hebrew Character 

55

2197 

Southern Wainscot 

77

2198 

Smoky Wainscot 

86

2199 

Common Wainscot 

58

2204 

Obscure Wainscot 

58

2205 

Shoulder-striped Wainscot 

57, 58, 78

2216 

Shark 

58, 77

2227 

Sprawler 

54

2236 

Pale Pinion 

55

2243 

Early Grey 

55

2247 

Merveille du Jour 

54

2248 

Brindled Green 

45, 58, 67

2256 

Satellite 

58

2258 

Chestnut 

55, 56, 67

2259 

Dark Chestnut 

38, 65, 77

2262 

Brick 

58

2263 

Red-line Quaker 

67

2264 

Yellow-line Quaker 

67, 98

2265 

Flounced Rustic 

58, 67

2266 

Brown-spot Pinion 

67

2267 

Beaded Chestnut 

58, 67

2268 

Suspected 

78, 98

2269 

Centre-barred Sallow 

67

2270 

Lunar Underwing 

45, 67

2271 

Orange Sallow 

58

2273 

Pink-barred Sallow 

38, 45, 56, 67

2274 

Sallow 

45

2278 

Poplar Grey 

56, 58

2281 

Alder Moth 

56, 58

2283 

Dark Dagger 

56, 66

2284 

Grey Dagger 

55

2289 

Knotgrass 

58

2293 

Marbled Beauty 

45

2297 

Copper Underwing 

45

2298 

Svensson's Copper Underwing 

64

2301 

Bird's Wing 

55, 58

2302 

Brown Rustic 

67

2303 

Straw Underwing 

75, 98

2305 

Small Angle-shades 

58

2312 

Olive 

45, 58

2318 

Dun-bar 

55

2326 

Clouded-bordered Brindle 

55, 58

2331 

Small Clouded-bordered Brindle 

64, 66

2334 

Rustic Shoulder Knot 

58

2335 

Slender Brindle 

45, 67

2336 

Double Lobed 

58, 77

2337 

Marbled Minor 

58

2338 

Rufous Minor 

67, 75, 77, 88

2339 

Tawny Minor 

27, 54, 67

2340 

Middle-barred Minor 

54

2341 

Cloaked Minor 

56, 57, 67, 76

2342 

Rosy Minor 

45

2343a 

Lesser Common Rustic 

67, 88, 98

2345 

Small Dotted Buff 

58

2353 

Flounced Rustic 

45

2357* 

Large Ear 

56

2360 

Ear 

66

2361 

Rosy Rustic 

45

2364 

Frosted Orange 

38, 58, 67

2368 

Crescent 

45, 78

2369 

Bulrush Wainscot 

67

2379 

Small Rufous 

45, 98

2380 

Treble Lines 

67

2382 

Rustic 

67, 77

2387 

Mottled Rustic 

45

2389 

Pale Mottled Willow 

58, 67

2422 

Green Silver-lines 

56, 58, 67

2423 

Oak Nycteoline 

77

2434 

Burnished Brass 

45

2437 

Golden Plusia 

54

2441 

Silver Y 

86

2442 

Beautiful Golden Y 

55, 58, 64

2444 

Gold Spangle 

64

2449 

Dark Spectacle 

27, 67

2452 

Red Underwing 

45, 65

2463 

Burnet Companion 

66

2466* 

Blackneck 

75

2469 

Herald 

58

2474 

Straw Dot 

64

2477 

Snout 

86

2484 

Pinion-streaked Snout 

57

2489 

Fan-foot 

67



 

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