Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 May 2024 Speckled Yellow 20 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431832 VC69 Westmorland Rose Thompson Sunny 20 degrees
12 Jun 2023 Common Heath 20 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD445819 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
26 Jul 2022 Aphelia viburnana 20 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY231601 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Bilberry Tortrix (Aphelia viburnana). Numerous. 37852.jpeg
29 Jun 2022 Common Heath 20 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
9 Jun 2022 Micropterix aruncella 20 Adult Park Broom area Carlisle NY43555847 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy About 20 on a Dog Rose in a green lane near the River Eden. Two (...) 36227.jpeg
27 Jul 2021 Cinnabar 20 Larva Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 80% cloud.
7 Jul 2021 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD415907 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory Intermittent hot sun. 19 degrees C. Numerous
5 Jul 2021 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Late sunshine.
27 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Burton-in-Lonsdale SD562782 VC69 Westmorland Pete Crooks Very active in the cool, cloudy weather
24 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Tarn Sike Tebay NY665075 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Approx. number. 11.40-12.50. Hot sun, light breeze.
20 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Swindale Penrith NY515130 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass A large number active in the afternoon 26834.jpeg
2 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Hawkshead Hill Ambleside SD3330898949 VC69 Westmorland Gill Henwood On pig nut and flowering rush, short meadow 26152.jpeg
2 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Barkbooth Lot Winster SD418907 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Newly emerged and flying- lots
31 May 2020 Brown Silver-line 20 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317884 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
26 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 19C 20plus seen.
26 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY256174 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett Probably more - very numerous.
25 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Allerdale Ramble Grange-in-Borrowdale NY249168 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett On road verge. Mostly feeding on White Clover flowers.
3 Jun 2019 Burnet Companion 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
24 Feb 2019 Mottled Grey 20 Adult Coffin Wood Kendal SD504929 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Approx. number. Couldn't be sure of identity; help please! (...) 17817.jpeg
31 Aug 2018 Silver Y 20 Adult Caw Broughton in Furness SD233936 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
21 Jul 2018 Silver Y 20 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
26 Jun 2018 Crambus perlella 20 Adult Hoad Hill Ulverston SD293788 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 14403.jpeg
22 Jun 2018 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Disused Railway Winton Cumbria NY796100 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Approx. number. Presumably from field full of Pignut immediately (...)
20 Jun 2018 Six-spot Burnet 20 Adult Bradleyfield allotment Kendal SD4991 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Approx. number. Many flitting round together- males attracted to (...)
10 Jun 2018 Common Heath 20 Adult White Moss Broughton in Furness SD218855 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace New brood.
9 Jun 2018 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Stanthwaite Bassenthwaite NY256357 VC70 Cumberland James Macgregor Colony beside road 13854.jpeg
5 Jun 2018 Brown China-mark 20 Adult Low Ploughlands Kirkbampton NY279567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Near the ponds.
5 Jun 2018 Brown China-mark 20 Adult Claife Heights Brown Stone Moss Far Sawrey SD381975 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley Minimum count
15 May 2018 Micropterix calthella 20 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488493 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Micropterix calthella (Marsh Marigold Moth or Plain Gold). (...) 13020.jpeg
12 Jul 2017 Brown China-mark 20 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD4190 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, light air. Rough estimate of numbers near the tarns.
4 Jun 2017 Pyrausta ostrinalis 20 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4990 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Pyrausta ostrinalis. Approx. number. Sun and cloud. Strong (...)
25 May 2017 Brown Silver-line 20 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Hutton SD548777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC
23 Jul 2016 Udea lutealis 20 Adult Orton Moss NR Great Orton NY339542 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Pale Straw Pearl (Udea lutealis). Widespread but several near (...) 6277.jpeg
23 Jun 2016 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Cartmel Fell Church Cartmel Fell SD416880 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson Too many to count.
20 Oct 2015 Buff-tip 20 Larva Sowerby Wood Dalston NY367518 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Caterpillars of the Buff-tip moth on a oak sapling. 4383.jpeg
5 Jul 2015 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488486 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy All found along the causeway between the ponds.
30 Jun 2015 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult The Helm Oxenholme SD529891 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
9 Jun 2015 Nemophora degeerella 20 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD328855 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Yellow-barred longhorn. 9.30am.
10 Jul 2014 Cinnabar 20 Larva Kendal Kendal SD516932 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Larvae; approximate number.
30 Jun 2014 Manchester Treble-bar 20 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4481 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Number given is only rough. Full sunshine, light breeze. 851.jpeg

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