Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Winter Moth

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Date Species Number Site Town Grid Ref. Recorder Comment Image
25 Nov 2016 Northern Winter Moth 1 Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD337874 John Mounsey On the ground under dead leaves. Found by accident while (...) 8126.jpeg
14 Nov 2019 Northern Winter Moth 4 Talkin Tarn Brampton NY542590 Paul Kennedy All found on fenceposts at the edge of woodland to the west of (...) 24487.jpeg
24 Nov 2018 Northern Winter Moth 1 Miltonrigg Wood Brampton NY565616 Paul Kennedy Flightless female found on a fencepost by the roadside. (...) 17751.jpeg
3 Dec 2017 Winter Moth 7 Talkin Tarn Brampton NY5459 Paul Kennedy Females found on fenceposts at various locations in or at the (...)
19 Dec 2022 Winter Moth 1 Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 Martin Keiller Settled on house window 6pm. 45942.jpeg
27 Nov 2022 Winter Moth 2 Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38445814 Paul Kennedy Two flightess females found on the same fencepost under a line (...) 40000.jpeg
21 Nov 2020 Winter Moth 1 Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY38765972 Paul Kennedy Flightless female found on car park fence at the woodland edge, (...) 29818.jpeg
21 Nov 2020 Winter Moth 1 Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY38695966 Paul Kennedy Flightless female found on the back of a wooden bench in mixed (...) 29817.jpeg
21 Nov 2020 Winter Moth 1 Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY38555953 Paul Kennedy Flightless female on a steel cabinet at the CNDR underpass, and (...) 29816.jpeg
11 Nov 2020 Northern Winter Moth 1 Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38715734 Paul Kennedy Male perched on trunk of birch tree in largely birch woodland. (...) 29815.jpeg
1 Dec 2018 Northern Winter Moth 1 Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY384581 Paul Kennedy Flightless female found perched on a rusty metal post in birch (...) 17753.jpeg
12 Nov 2018 Northern Winter Moth 1 Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385579 Paul Kennedy Female found on a post in birch woodland. Measured at about 8mm (...) 17730.jpeg
30 Nov 2017 Winter Moth 1 Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY387575 Paul Kennedy Male perched on signpost. WM suggested as opposed to NWM as (...) 12614.jpeg
18 Nov 2017 Winter Moth 1 Kingmoor South NR Carlisle NY388588 Paul Kennedy Flightless female perched on handrail of wooden bridge in (...) 12606.jpeg
14 Nov 2017 Winter Moth 1 Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 Paul Kennedy Flightless female found on fencepost under oak tree (measured at (...) 12604.jpeg
6 Dec 2015 Northern Winter Moth 1 Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386580 Paul Kennedy Winter Moth/Northern Winter Moth (female)? Similar length to (...) 4502.jpeg
24 Nov 2019 Winter Moth 1 Watch Hill Wood Hayton NY522584 Paul Kennedy Found on a fencepost at the woodland edge. Not a great photo (...) 24491.jpeg
23 Dec 2019 Winter Moth 1 Greenside Kendal SD510924 John Mounsey Male, to lighted window.
11 Oct 2018 Northern Winter Moth 1 Greenside Kendal SD510924 John Mounsey To lighted window. Almost white hind wing.
3 Dec 2018 Winter Moth 3 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274563 Paul Kennedy Flightless female on a fencepost with 7-Spot Ladybird. Three (...) 17756.jpeg
23 Nov 2018 Winter Moth 2 Low Ploughlands Kirkbampton NY279567 Paul Kennedy One of two flightless females found on fenceposts, about 10m (...) 17750.jpeg
8 Nov 2017 Northern Winter Moth 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274567 Paul Kennedy Flightless female found on fencepost. Id based on wing length. 12599.jpeg
8 Nov 2017 Winter Moth 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY277567 Paul Kennedy Perched on trunk of conifer tree. 12600.jpeg
10 Dec 2016 Winter Moth 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274566 Paul Kennedy Female on fencepost. Id based on measured length of 6-7mm and (...)
27 Nov 2016 Winter Moth 2 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY273563 Paul Kennedy Winter Moth identified by MC Dec 2016 Both found on fence posts (...) 8127.jpeg
10 Nov 2016 Northern Winter Moth 5 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274567 Paul Kennedy Northern Winter Moth (females?) confirmed by MC Nov 2016. All (...) 8121.jpeg
4 Dec 2015 Northern Winter Moth 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY277568 Paul Kennedy Northern Winter Moth (female)? This is the closest match I can (...) 4501.jpeg
16 Nov 2014 Winter Moth 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274567 Paul Kennedy Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) on fence-post at edge of (...)
28 Dec 2018 Winter Moth 2 Borrowdale YHA Rosthwaite NY254142 Tony Moverley Attracted to outside lights of Youth Hostel; on window.

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