Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Mother of Pearl

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 Aug 2020 Mother of Pearl 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 60 minutes in full sun. Temp 18 C. Mid afternoon.
12 Aug 2019 Mother of Pearl 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD389763 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour around mid-day. Sun 50%. temp 18C
6 Aug 2019 Mother of Pearl 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes observation in and around the quarry. full sun but (...)
27 Jul 2018 Mother of Pearl 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 16.00 to 16.20. T29C. Sunny
3 Aug 2021 Mother of Pearl 2 Adult Bridleway Ulverston SD286755 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Path from Far Mountbarrow to Birkrigg. Early evening. 100% sun.
6 Aug 2016 Mother of Pearl 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY283571 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy One on the track near the car park
27 Jul 2020 Mother of Pearl 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Disturbed from vegetation.
15 Aug 2019 Mother of Pearl 2 Adult Home garden Troutbeck Cumbria NY414007 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Sutton 23144.jpeg
26 Jun 2015 Mother of Pearl 1 Larva Meathop Moss, track to Meathop SD446820 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mother of Pearl larva. Pupated 25.06.15. Adult emerged (...) 2694.jpeg
15 Aug 2016 Mother of Pearl 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2 hours.
12 May 2023 Mother of Pearl 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD191754 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 14.00-14.55. 17C 100% sun. 40664.jpeg
13 Jul 2023 Mother of Pearl 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
24 Aug 2015 Mother of Pearl 1 Adult Urswick Tarn Urswick SD272742 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Mother of pearl 3646.jpeg

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