Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 May 2020 Orange-tip 3 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
21 May 2020 Small Heath 12 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson Lots in grazed infertile grassland
24 Mar 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
24 Mar 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD4086 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
12 Oct 2019 Small Copper 1 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson Feeding on devils bit scabious
12 Oct 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson Feeding on devils bit scabious
9 Aug 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson Male
9 Aug 2019 Large White 2 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
9 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD406871 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
23 Apr 2019 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD4082 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
23 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 10 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD405865 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
23 Apr 2019 Peacock 6 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD405865 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
26 Feb 2019 Comma 1 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD404841 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
23 Feb 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD404841 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
11 Nov 2018 Red Admiral 1 Adult Simpson Ground High Newton SD4086 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
5 May 2018 Large White 3 Adult Garden, Simpson Ground Cartmel Fell SD4085 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
5 May 2018 Orange-tip 3 Adult Garden, Simpson Ground Cartmel Fell SD4085 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson
29 Apr 2018 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Simpson Ground Cartmel Fell SD405863 VC69 Westmorland David Johnson feeding in dandelion

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