Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Emperor Moth
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| Date | Species | Number | Site | Town | Grid Ref. | Recorder | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2021 | Emperor Moth | 2 | Waitby Greenriggs NR | Waitby | NY758087 | Anthony Marsh | Two instar stages present. |  |
| 27 Aug 2021 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Askham fell | Penrith | NY4879622268 | Brian Horn | Seen on Askham Fell |  |
| 27 May 2023 | Emperor Moth | 5 | Black Combe | Bootle | SD137867 | Chris Scaife |  | |
| 10 May 2021 | Emperor Moth | 2 | Meathop Moss Nature Reserve | Witherslack | SD445820 | Chris Scaife | Several males flying around as we walked along the boardwalk. (...) | |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Swindale | Shap | NY504118 | Chris Winnick | 19oC 80% dull.....caterpillar on food plant | |
| 13 May 2023 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Foulshaw Moss | Lindale | SD458837 | David Phillips | ||
| 1 Jul 2022 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Meathop Moss Nature Reserve | Witherslack | SD433820 | David Phillips | sunny periods 16.30 hrs - 18.00 hrs 15c. |  |
| 28 May 2020 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Killington Reservoir shore | Old Hutton | SD598914 | Gary Gould | Emperor 1 male | |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Duddon Mosses NNR | Broughton in Furness | SD224853 | Helen Wallace | 24C. 100% sun. Male. | |
| 30 May 2021 | Emperor Moth | 2 | Duddon Mosses NNR | Broughton in Furness | SD214850 | Helen Wallace | 20C. 12.30-14.15. 60% sun. | |
| 13 May 2018 | Emperor Moth | 5 | Duddon Mosses NNR | Broughton in Furness | SD225856 | Helen Wallace | 3 males, 1 pair. 100% sun. Wind 2 |  |
| 11 May 2017 | Emperor Moth | 3 | Meathop Moss Nature Reserve | Witherslack | SD447820 | Ian Tallon | 13.30 -14.45pm Two males and one well worn female |  |
| 7 Jun 2015 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Birker Fell | Ulpha | SD188947 | James Brockbank | female | |
| 16 Jul 2017 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Foulshaw Moss | Witherslack | SD459836 | Janice Sutton | Caterpillar |  |
| 5 May 2014 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Silver Meadows Nature Reserve | Bassenthwaite | NY195305 | K Hamilton |  | |
| 17 May 2019 | Emperor Moth | 2 | Jockey Shield area | Carlisle | NY569554 | Karen Mclellan | Sunny and windy 18degrees. Seen over wide area . | |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Low Pike | Caldbeck | NY319378 | Karen Mclellan | Sitting on the path, happily climbed on my hand. Amazing! | |
| 14 Aug 2021 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Gowk Bank | Gilsland | NY6773 | Lynne Farrell | Seen by others in botany group- photo by Mike Porter | |
| 16 May 2023 | Emperor Moth | 4 | Nichols Moss | Witherslack | SD431826 | Martin Chadwick | To a pheromone lure. | |
| 24 Apr 2021 | Emperor Moth | 3 | Nichols Moss | Witherslack | SD429829 | Martin Chadwick | Temperature 17C. Full sun. Several males seen flying including (...) | |
| 23 Apr 2019 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Nichols Moss | Witherslack | SD431824 | Martin Chadwick | Male attracted to pheromone lure | |
| 23 Apr 2015 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Sandscale Haws | Dalton-in-Furness | SD199757 | Mo Richards | Female on Salix repens. Had looked for this moth at Meathop 2 (...) | |
| 18 May 2014 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Drumburgh Moss | Drumburgh | NY257583 | Paul Kennedy | One female seen from the path through the moss marked by (...) |  |
| 5 Jul 2015 | Emperor Moth | 7 | Haystacks | Buttermere (south east of) | NY204130 | Paul Stark | Between Hopper Quarry and Hay Stacks | |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Glenridding Common | Glenridding | NY359176 | Pete Barron | ||
| 31 Mar 2021 | Emperor Moth | 4 | Crookburn Pike, Geltsdale | Brampton | NY5953 | Peter Howard | Four males skimming over the fells | |
| 25 May 2020 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Carrock Fell | Caldbeck | NY317352 | Peter Ritson | M. Resting on ground. V. Worn | |
| 6 May 2018 | Emperor Moth | 2 | Meathop Moss Nature Reserve | Levens | SD447811 | Rob McDougall | Both males | |
| 9 Apr 2023 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Smardale Nature Reserve | Ravenstonedale | NY724060 | Roger Fellows | To pheromone lure exposed for 8 minutes | |
| 8 May 2022 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Arnside Signal Box | Arnside | SD459789 | Roger Fellows | Spotted by Chris B. New hectad according to the atlas, although (...) | |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Emperor Moth | 6 | Rusland Moss NNR | Rusland | SD334886 | Tom and Felix Fitter | ||
| 18 Jun 2019 | Emperor Moth | 1 | Meathop Moss Nature Reserve | Meathop | SD443819 | Tom and Felix Fitter | Caterpillar |
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