Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Dark Green Fritillary

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 Aug 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips One very tatty individual with wings shredded near the wood. One (...)
8 Aug 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Kirkby Stephen NY726067 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Mostly sunny nw breeze 17c. 1 female in good condition and (...) 44478.jpeg
11 Jul 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Little Asby Scar Kirkby Stephen NY6908 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
11 Jul 2023 Dark Green Fritillary 5 Adult Potts Valley Kirkby Stephen NY7009 VC69 Westmorland Mike Porter and Lynne Farrell
9 Aug 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 90% sun no wind. flew past.
3 Aug 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 6 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724064 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oc 65% sun little wind....mainly female.
1 Aug 2021 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 12C Overcast Well Worn
15 Aug 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 10 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Close to the Smardale Gill Viaduct seen individually - Sunny (...) 28779.jpeg
8 Aug 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY726065 VC69 Westmorland Ian and Isabel Watts 24c, 95% sun, light breeze. Female looking for suitable egg (...)
4 Aug 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727067 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 70% sun 20c
26 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips One at the Lime Kilns and the other just east of Smardale Gill (...)
26 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Kirkby Stephen NY711060 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar All north of Smardale Bridge
26 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar All north of Smardale Bridge
25 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun Terrific Knapweed!
18 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY744079 VC69 Westmorland Martin Partridge Warm weather 21oC some cloud light breeze
6 Jul 2018 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY744079 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall In pristine condition
19 Aug 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 3 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY730075 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall
13 Aug 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 11 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725068 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Some quite worn
13 Aug 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 8 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien Some very tatty looking
12 Aug 2015 Dark Green Fritillary 7 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728074 VC69 Westmorland Graeme Baker
14 Aug 2014 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727078 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC, calm, bright but only 20% sun
5 Aug 2014 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY736079 VC69 Westmorland Karen Hargreave

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