Moths

Puss Moth (Cerura vinula) Ben Smart Ainsdale dunes 7 June, 2021
Syndemis musculana Ben Smart Chorlton (ex larva on Birch) 16 May, 2005
Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius) Ben Smart Chorlton 8 April, 2009
Eriocrania semipurpurella Ben Smart Little Woolden Moss 12 May, 2016
Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) Ben Smart Chorlton 12 June, 2015
Hypsopygia glaucinalis Ben Smart Chorlton 19 September, 2003
Blue-bordered Carpet (Plemyria rubiginata) Ben Smart Chorlton 30 July, 2020
Incurvaria praelatella Ben Smart Warton 25 October, 2017
Pink-barred Sallow (Xanthia togata) Ben Smart Stretford (ex larva on Sycamore) 1 September, 2015

Key Information

County Recorders:

VC58: Dave Maddy (all moth species)
VC59: Ben Smart and Dave Bickerton (micromoths)
Richard Walker (macromoths)
VC60: Steve Benner (macromoths and micromoths)

UK Recording Scheme:

National Moth Recording Scheme

Facebook Groups:

Cheshire Moths
Lancashire Lepidoptera

Websites:

Lancashire Moths
Cheshire Moth Charts

Books:

World Museum Library

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County Recorders: Lorem Ipsum

Checklists: Lorem Ipsum

Atlases: Lorem Ipsum

Local Groups: Lorem Ipsum

Collections: Lorem Ipsum

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No. RDB Species: Lorem

NW Resources and Publications

Checklists

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Lancashire 10km square Matrix
Kevin McCabe
(31st December 2015)
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A Checklist of the Macrolepidoptera of Lancashire & Cheshire
Alan Creaser
(2004)
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The Lepidopterous Fauna of Lancashire and Cheshire
J.W.Ellis
(1890)
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Atlases (online)

Lancashire Moth Atlas
Stephen Palmer, Richard Walker & Gary Hedges
(23/02/2021)
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Cheshire Moth Atlas 1808 – 2017
Steve Hind, Steve Holmes and Gary Hedges
(17 December 2018)
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Books

The Moths of Lancashire
Stephen Palmer and Ben Smart
(May 2024)
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Pug Moths of North-west England
Brian Hancock
(March 2018)
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Butterflies and Day-flying Moths of Lancashire
Pete Marsh and Steve White
(March 2019)
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Micro-Moth Field Tips A Guide to Finding the Early Stages in Lancashire and Cheshire – Volume 2
Ben Smart
(December 2021)
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Micro-Moth Field Tips A Guide to Finding the Early Stages in Lancashire and Cheshire – A Chronological Guide from January to December
Ben Smart
(May 2018)
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Survey Reports

South Cheshire Rare Moths Project
Tom Hayek and Charlie Bell
(December 2019)
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Unlocking the potential of an unmonitored site for Dingy Skipper and Small Heath
Macc Wild
(29/01/2026)
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The Status and Distribution of the Endangered Macro-moth Least Minor Photedes captiuncula (Treitschke, 1825) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Morecambe Bay Limestone Area 2022
Justine Patton
(25/01/2023)
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The status and distribution of the nationally rare micro-moth Anacampsis temerella (Lienig and Zeller, 1846) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Lancashire in 2021, with observations on other Salix repens-feeding Lepidoptera
Ben Smart
(November 2021)
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Morecambe Bay Barred Tooth-striped Moth Survey 2019
Caroline Clay and Martin Wain
(2019)
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Other Resources

Invertebrate Conservation in Great Britain No. 6: North-West England
Adrian Fowles
(1991)
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Land Management Practices for Rare Butterfly Species – Influences on Macro Moth Community Assemblages at Warton Crag SSSI, north Lancashire.
Justine Patton
(13th October 2018)
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Distinctive Invertebrates in Light Traps
Gary Hedges
(31st August 2017)
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