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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
26 Aug 2022	Triangle Plume	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38535954	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Found on grassy slope next to pond. (Wingspan measured at (...)
24 Jun 2022	Agapeta hamana	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38626007	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	On low vegetation at the woodland edge.
6 Jun 2022	Cauchas fibulella	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38575968	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	On Speedwell by side of track through the reserve.
29 May 2022	Angle Shades	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38575942	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	On vegetation by side of path leading into the main NR.
29 May 2022	Flame Carpet	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38646002	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Very worn specimen found in the open grassy area at the north (...)
17 May 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY385595	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 May 2022	Silver-ground Carpet	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY385595	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
31 Aug 2021	Triangle Plume	2	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38565923	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Two on weed patch next to car park
4 Jul 2021	Mompha ochraceela	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38545955	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Mompha ochraceella (?) found on reeds at edge of pond near CNDR (...)
30 Jun 2021	Crambus pascuella	2	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38616001	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	On open grassland at the northern end of the reserve.
30 Jun 2021	Straw Dot	10	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386600	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	On open grassland at the northern end of the reserve.
26 Jun 2021	Aethes cnicana	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38646000	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Found on grassland very close to the one reported on 15/6/21.
26 Jun 2021	Argyresthia curvella	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38636007	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Argyresthia curvella found on grassland at the woodland edge. (...)
24 Jun 2021	Barred Straw	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38616007	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	On grassland at the woodland edge. Not an easy moth to (...)
24 Jun 2021	Tortrix viridana	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38626007	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Green Oak Tortrix (Tortrix viridana) on grassland at edge of (...)
19 Jun 2021	Blastobasis lacticolella	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38616001	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Blastobasis lacticolella found on grassland at north end of the (...)
19 Jun 2021	Crambus lathoniellus	3	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38626004	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	In a large area of open grassland at the northern end of the (...)
15 Jun 2021	Aethes cnicana	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38646001	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Found on low vegetation in a large grassy area at woodland edge. (...)
15 Jun 2021	Elachista luticomella	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38646004	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Elachista luticomella (?) found in an open grassy area at the (...)
15 Jun 2021	Lathronympha strigana	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38565923	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Found on a small scrubby weed patch opposite main entrance (...)
21 Nov 2020	Winter Moth	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38765972	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Flightless female found on car park fence at the woodland edge, (...)
21 Nov 2020	Winter Moth	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38555953	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Flightless female on a steel cabinet at the CNDR underpass, and (...)
21 Nov 2020	Winter Moth	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38695966	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Flightless female found on the back of a wooden bench in mixed (...)
16 Jul 2020	Yellow Shell	3	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38636001	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	In the large meadow at the north end of the reserve.
2 Jul 2020	Clouded Border	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38625971	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
17 Jun 2020	Hedya pruniana	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38645988	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Found in a woodland clearing. I've selected Hedya pruniana as (...)
20 May 2020	Drinker	1	Larva	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY385595	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Final instar larva
25 Jun 2019	The Spectacle	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY38585955	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Abrostola tripartita (The Spectacle) perched on a concrete (...)
24 Jun 2018	Hedya nubiferana	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386597	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Perched on fencepost
24 Jun 2018	Yellow Shell	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386597	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
3 Jun 2018	Mottled Umber	1	Larva	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386597	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Larva
18 Feb 2018	Pale-brindled Beauty	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386597	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Female Pale Brindled Beauty (?) found perched on a fencepost (...)
25 Sep 2017	Angle Shades	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386597	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
20 Aug 2017	Evergestis pallidata	2	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY387599	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
20 Aug 2017	Ypsolopha parenthesella	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY387599	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	White-shouldered Smudge (Ypsolopha parenthesella)?
16 Jul 2017	Evergestis pallidata	4	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386597	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Four in the small plantation to the south of the track to (...)
2 Jul 2017	Evergestis pallidata	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386597	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
9 Jun 2017	Aethes cnicana	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386596	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Very similar to A. rubigana (which would appear to be more (...)
9 Jun 2017	Mompha locupletella	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386597	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Mompha locupletella. Record shot of tatty specimen retained.
4 Jun 2017	Drinker	1	Larva	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY385595	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Final instar Larva
4 Jun 2017	Yellow Shell	3	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386597	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
29 Sep 2016	Ruby Tiger	1	Larva	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY385581	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Larva on the boardwalk.
3 Sep 2016	Unlisted	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386597	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Hook-tip moth of some sort. Yellowish in colour, faintly banded (...)
29 Aug 2016	Small Fan-footed Wave	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386579	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Small Fan-footed Wave confirmed by MC Nov 2016 (Forewing length (...)
27 Aug 2016	Triangle Plume	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386579	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Triangle Plume
14 Aug 2016	Treble-bar	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386577	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	In pristine condition. Photo available.
1 Aug 2016	Evergestis pallidata	2	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386598	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	One faded, one well-marked.
31 Jul 2016	Ruby Tiger	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386579	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Ginger-brown in colour - photo available.
19 Jul 2016	Flame Carpet	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386596	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
18 Jul 2016	Evergestis pallidata	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386596	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Found in a different part of Kingmoor North to the one reported (...)
18 Jul 2016	Galium Carpet	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386596	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Galium Carpet confirmed by MC Nov 2016 Seems a better fit than (...)
16 Jul 2016	Common White Wave	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386577	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Common White Wave: Note the straighter cross-lines on the (...)
13 Jul 2016	Common Wave	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386600	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Common Wave: Common White Wave ruled out due to curvature of (...)
13 Jul 2016	Riband Wave	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386600	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Id takes into account the distinct kink in the third crossline (...)
13 Jul 2016	Udea lutealis	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386600	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Pale Straw Pearl (Udea lutealis)
8 Jul 2016	Bird-cherry Ermine	2	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY385581	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
7 Jul 2016	Evergestis pallidata	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386600	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Common name Chequered Pearl. Very local and scarce in Northern (...)
1 Jul 2016	Barred Straw	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386596	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Barred Straw
23 Jun 2016	Light Emerald	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386577	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Light Emerald (Campaea margaritaria)
15 Jun 2016	Clouded Border	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386596	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
15 Jun 2016	Yellow Shell	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386577	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
6 Dec 2015	Northern Winter Moth	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386580	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Winter Moth/Northern Winter Moth (female)? Similar length to (...)
21 Sep 2015	Pink-barred Sallow	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386596	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Pink-barred Sallow
22 Aug 2015	Herald	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY387597	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Herald. A reluctant flyer, but found perched in the open late (...)
2 Aug 2015	Burnished Brass	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386580	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Burnished Brass. Not a day-flyer but found perched in the open (...)
7 Jul 2015	Bird-cherry Ermine	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY385581	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Bird-cherry Ermine (id based on number of dots!)
2 Jul 2015	Clouded Border	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386596	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy
24 Jun 2015	Yellow Shell	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386579	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Found on waste ground adjacent to the nature reserve.
8 Jun 2015	Platyptilia gonodactyla	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386579	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Triangle Plume. Found on waste ground adjacent to the nature (...)
1 Jun 2015	Cinnabar	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY402557	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	In the central scrubby area of the reserve
4 Apr 2015	Diurnea flagella	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY402557	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	March Tubic (Diurnea fagella) found perched on a wooden fence (...)
28 Aug 2014	Treble-bar	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386577	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Found at the same location as the one reported on 6/8/14.
6 Aug 2014	Treble-bar	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY386577	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	Found in the scrubby area at the centre of the reserve (location (...)
31 Jul 2014	Red Twin-spot Carpet	1	Adult	Kingmoor North NR	Carlisle	NY384581	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	A faded specimen found near edge of wood.

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