Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Hummingbird Hawk-moth

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
4 Aug 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Graham Robinson 44603.jpeg
22 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Ravenglass estuary Ravenglass SD08669651 VC70 Cumberland Irene Boston feeding on sea lavender 43708.jpeg
18 Sep 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Rural garden New Hutton SD571903 VC69 Westmorland Ian Denny On red valerian flowers
10 Jul 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Castle Howe Kendal SD5121092434 VC69 Westmorland Dan Hill Around garden wall 37285.jpeg
19 Jun 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Slack Head Beetham SD495792 VC69 Westmorland Nick Gannicliffe
19 Jun 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Slack Head Beetham SD49377907 VC69 Westmorland Nick Gannicliffe
21 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Kendal SD454847 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 21c. Possibly 3
19 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Warm, sheltered, sunny intervals. 27734.jpeg
5 Aug 2019 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 22717.jpeg
28 Jul 2019 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC.bright but little sun..
14 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724065 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 1pm, grey skies, 17oC. Both busy nectaring on thistles.
11 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun. ...they are having a fantastic second generation. (...)
26 Jul 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Both seen between Smardale Gill viaduct and the railway bridge. (...)