Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
2 May 2024 Common Heath 5 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429830 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
2 May 2024 Emperor Moth 8 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429830 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Eight males attracted to a pheromone lure within five minutes (...)
16 May 2023 Emperor Moth 4 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD431826 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick To a pheromone lure.
23 Apr 2023 Common Heath 5 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD43118298 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
24 Apr 2021 Common Heath 10 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429829 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Temperature 17C. Full sun.
24 Apr 2021 Emperor Moth 3 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429829 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Temperature 17C. Full sun. Several males seen flying including (...)
13 Jun 2020 Clouded Buff 3 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429827 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Jun 2020 Brown Silver-line 3 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429833 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying on moss
4 Jun 2020 Common Heath 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429833 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying on moss
4 Jun 2020 Grass Wave 3 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429833 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying on mos
23 Apr 2019 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD431824 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Male attracted to pheromone lure
18 Jun 2018 Clouded Buff 3 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD430830 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
13 Jun 2018 Clouded Buff 8 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429830 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
13 Jun 2018 Common Heath 5 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429830 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick In 1 hour. Cloudy and breezy.
8 Jun 2018 Clouded Buff 11 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429830 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Rhodes All males.
11 Jun 2014 Clouded Buff 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD428829 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick MALE
11 Jun 2014 Common Heath 30 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD428829 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
11 Jun 2014 Grass Wave 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD428829 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick

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