Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 Nov 2022 Winter Moth 2 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38445814 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Two flightess females found on the same fencepost under a line (...) 40000.jpeg
28 Aug 2022 Triangle Plume 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38645794 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on waste ground opposite recycling plant. 39100.jpeg
30 Jul 2022 Celypha striana 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38645794 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Celypha striana flying in the sunshine on waste ground opposite (...) 38072.jpeg
14 Jul 2022 Cinnabar 1 Larva Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38575770 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On ground vegetation in the central open area of the reserve. 37426.jpeg
27 Jun 2022 Six-spot Burnet 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38565769 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy In the central scrubby area of the reserve. 36943.jpeg
25 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38645794 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On waste ground opposite recyling plant. 36915.jpeg
25 Jun 2022 Hedya salicella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38475793 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Hedya salicella found on wooden boundary post in birch woodland. (...) 36914.jpeg
14 Jun 2022 Grapholita compositella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38565772 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy My fourth one of these - and all found in Kingmoor Sidings! 36312.jpeg
8 Jun 2022 Lathronympha strigana 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38565772 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy In the central scrubby area of the reserve. 36221.jpeg
8 Jun 2022 Micropterix aruncella 30 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38585767 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy At least 30 (mainly males) on the flowers and leaves of a Dog (...) 36220.jpeg
3 Jun 2022 Phyllonorycter hilarella 6 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38475793 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Six found on a short line of old boundary posts in (largely) (...) 36140.jpeg
8 May 2022 Pale-brindled Beauty 1 Larva Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38595800 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Pale Brindled Beauty (?) is the closest match I can find in (...) 35578.jpeg
14 Jan 2022 Pale-brindled Beauty 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38445813 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Flightless female found on fencepost under oak tree and measured (...) 35008.jpeg
27 Nov 2021 Light Emerald 1 Larva Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38465812 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Larva found on a fencepost under a mature oak tree. Measured at (...) 35003.jpeg
22 Nov 2021 Mottled Umber 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38435815 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Flightless female (13mm long) found on a fencepost under a (...) 34999.jpeg
11 Jul 2021 Eucosma cana 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38575769 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy There seems to be a lot of these around this year! 31954.jpeg
27 Jun 2021 Grapholita compositella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38645794 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On rough grassland bordering the Cumbria Waste Recycling Plant. 31447.jpeg
5 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386579 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 30819.jpeg
1 Feb 2021 Spring Usher 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38445815 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On a fencepost under an oak tree in my local Nature Reserve. 29865.jpeg
2 Dec 2020 Light Emerald 1 Larva Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38565803 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on a fence under a mature oak tree and measured at 16mm in (...) 29826.jpeg
11 Nov 2020 Northern Winter Moth 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38715734 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Male perched on trunk of birch tree in largely birch woodland. (...) 29815.jpeg
28 Oct 2020 Ypsolopha parenthesella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38585767 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found perched on information board. FL measured at just under (...) 29800.jpeg
15 Sep 2020 Pink-barred Sallow 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38575772 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 29404.jpeg
5 Sep 2020 Green Silver-lines 1 Larva Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38615798 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Green Silver-lines (Pseudoips prasinana) larva on fencepost at (...) 29225.jpeg
30 Aug 2020 Epinotia ramella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38475794 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Perched on wooden post in mixed woodland (plenty of birch in (...) 29093.jpeg
13 Aug 2020 Common Wave 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38635794 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 28662.jpeg
25 Jul 2020 Grapholita compositella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38565770 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on brambles in central scrubby area of the reserve, within (...) 27899.jpeg
12 Jul 2020 Epinotia nisella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38405807 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Epinotia nisella? perched on wooden post. A poor match to the (...) 27498.jpeg
9 Jul 2020 Batrachedra praeangusta 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38485793 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Batrachedra praeangusta found on post in woodland. ".) 27452.jpeg
9 Jul 2020 Dichrorampha petiverella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38565770 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Dichrorampha petiverella (?) found in scrubby clearing at (...) 27451.jpeg
4 Jul 2020 Clouded Border 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386579 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 27334.jpeg
30 Jun 2020 Gelechia sororculella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38395808 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Gelechia sororculella (Dark-striped Groundling) found near (...) 27229.jpeg
30 Jun 2020 Gypsona sociana 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38575767 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Gypsonoma sociana (?) found in the scrubby clearing near the (...) 27230.jpeg
13 Jun 2020 Lathronympha strigana 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38575770 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 26429.jpeg
13 Jun 2020 Notocelia cynosbatella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38645795 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Notocelia cynosbatella found on a fencepost by the boardwalk (...) 26430.jpeg
7 Jun 2020 Lathronympha strigana 2 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38575766 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy At least two in the clearing at the centre of the reserve. 26297.jpeg
7 Jun 2020 Nemophora degeerella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38495793 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Female found on brambles in birch woodland. 26298.jpeg
7 Jun 2020 Notocelia uddmanniana 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38565770 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Bramble Shoot Moth (Notocelia uddmanniana) found on brambles in (...) 26294.jpeg
13 Nov 2019 Red-green Carpet 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38605799 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found very close to the specimen reported on 26/10/19 - perhaps (...) 24485.jpeg
26 Oct 2019 Red-green Carpet 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38595800 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on fencepost at woodland edge. 24431.jpeg
27 Aug 2019 Diplodoma laichartingella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38475793 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on the move on a wooden post in mainly birch woodland. (...) 23434.jpeg
13 Aug 2019 Common Rustic agg. 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38575801 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Lesser Common Rustic (Mesapamea didyma)? Presumably either (...) 23057.jpeg
2 Aug 2019 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38625793 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 22441.jpeg
1 Dec 2018 Northern Winter Moth 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY384581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Flightless female found perched on a rusty metal post in birch (...) 17753.jpeg
12 Nov 2018 Northern Winter Moth 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385579 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Female found on a post in birch woodland. Measured at about 8mm (...) 17730.jpeg
23 Sep 2018 Angle Shades 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on a fencepost under oak tree. 17431.jpeg
6 Aug 2018 Flame Carpet 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386580 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On fencepost next to boardwalk. 16365.jpeg
31 Jul 2018 Batracherda preangusta 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY387573 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 16078.jpeg
17 Jul 2018 Blastobasis adustella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Blastobasis adustella (Dingy Dowd)? Found on a fencepost under (...) 15217.jpeg
17 Jul 2018 Slender Pug 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Slender Pug (Eupithecia tenuiata)? Wingspan measured at 19mm. 15218.jpeg
17 Jul 2018 Small Fan-footed Wave 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
12 Jul 2018 Argyresthia goedartella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY387573 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 14977.jpeg
14 Jun 2018 Pammene fasciana 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Pammene fasciana (Acorn Piercer)? On fencepost under oak trees (...) 14102.jpeg
14 Jun 2018 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Poor quality record shot retained.
11 Jun 2018 Grapholita compositella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Grapholita compositella (Triple-stripe Piercer). I don't think (...) 13907.jpeg
11 Jun 2018 Lathronympha strigana 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found in the same spot as those reported in June of last year. (...) 13908.jpeg
11 Jun 2018 Ptycholoma lecheana 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 13909.jpeg
2 Jun 2018 Esperia sulphurella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386580 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Perched on fencepost 13501.jpeg
6 Jan 2018 Light Emerald 1 Larva Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386580 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Light Emerald larva found on fencepost (see report of 24 Dec (...) 12618.jpeg
24 Dec 2017 Light Emerald 1 Larva Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386580 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Light Emerald larva. Many thanks to Steve Ogden at (...) 12617.jpeg
30 Nov 2017 Winter Moth 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY387575 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Male perched on signpost. WM suggested as opposed to NWM as (...) 12614.jpeg
14 Nov 2017 Winter Moth 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Flightless female found on fencepost under oak tree (measured at (...) 12604.jpeg
20 Oct 2017 November Moth agg. 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386578 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Perched on a post in woodland. 12551.jpeg
15 Oct 2017 Diplodoma laichartingella 2 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY3863157753 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Diplodoma laichartingella larva? I'm not totally sure about (...) 12529.jpeg
11 Sep 2017 Red-green Carpet 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) found perched on a (...) 12186.jpeg
23 Aug 2017 Treble-bar 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
29 Jul 2017 Bird-cherry Ermine 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Perched on fencepost under oak tree
23 Jul 2017 July Highflyer 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385579 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
13 Jul 2017 Ypsolopha alpella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Ypsolopha alpella (verified by Liz Still, CMR). First record (...) 10565.jpeg
9 Jul 2017 Shaded Broad-bar 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
15 Jun 2017 Green Pug 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386580 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata). On a fencepost in the (...) 9605.jpeg
13 Jun 2017 Four-dotted Footman 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Four-dotted Footman (Cybosia mesomella) 9555.jpeg
10 Jun 2017 Lathronympha strigana 3 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy All three found on the same bramble patch as the one reported on (...) 9540.jpeg
1 Jun 2017 Lathronympha strigana 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Red Piercer (Lathronympha strigana)? This is the closest match (...) 9379.jpeg
27 May 2017 Clouded Border 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
27 May 2017 Orthotaenia undulana 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Woodland Marble Agreed MC/PK 9280.jpeg
25 May 2017 Treble-bar 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386577 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy In the central scrubby area
19 May 2017 Syndemis musculana 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386580 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Dark-barred Twist (Syndemis musculana). On fencepost at (...)
17 May 2017 Mompha locupletella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Mompha locupletella 8982.jpeg
5 May 2017 Esperia sulphurella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Sulphur Tubic (Esperia sulphurella). Initially found on a (...) 8645.jpeg
5 May 2017 Small Phoenix 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 8646.jpeg