Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
19 May 2024 Brown Silver-line 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun. still. Freshly emerged.
19 May 2024 Silver Y 3 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun. still. Freshly emerged.
19 May 2024 Speckled Yellow 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun. still. Freshly emerged.
24 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 3 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 70% sun little wind. Always a delight.
24 Jul 2023 Silver Y 6 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 70% sun little wind.
16 Jul 2023 Large Yellow Underwing 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC 30% sun. light showers.
16 Jul 2023 Silver Y 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC 30% sun. light showers.
7 Jul 2023 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Hampsfield/Bishops Allotment Lindale SD404801 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 70% sun 22oC light breeze.
7 Jul 2023 Silver Y 2 Adult Hampsfield/Bishops Allotment Lindale SD404801 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 70% sun 22oC light breeze.
6 Jul 2023 Silver Y 56 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD489881 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20% sun 17oC......would have been double with more sun
6 Jul 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 60%sun. light breeze.
29 Jun 2023 Silver Y 85 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC strong breeze at times. This is a fraction of a huge (...)
29 Jun 2023 Silver Y 87 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC breeze 80% sun.....most disturbed by walking.....massive (...)
21 Jun 2023 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun light breeze.
21 Jun 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun light breeze.
21 Jun 2023 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 2 Adult White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun light breeze
21 Jun 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun light breeze
24 May 2023 Brimstone Moth 1 Adult Barrow Slagbank Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80% sun 15oC but strong breeze reduced numbers.
21 Aug 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY540109 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oC 70% sun
8 Aug 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 90% sun no wind.....late after noon.
18 Jul 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick mid-morning 22oC 90% sun and almost still.
18 Jul 2022 Six-spot Burnet 3 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick mid-morning 22oC 90% sun and almost still.....includes a mating (...)
17 Jul 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.....a low number.
17 Jul 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun and almost still.....a low number.
17 Jul 2022 Common Footman 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun. Common Footman
10 Jul 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457849 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
7 Jul 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454859 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 60% sun.
7 Jul 2022 Cinnabar 3 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454859 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 60% sun.
7 Jul 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 60% sun.
23 Jun 2022 Chimney Sweeper 8 Adult Wet Sleddale Shap NY547111 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 80% sun gentle breeze
22 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 6 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 90% sun gentle breeze.
22 Jun 2022 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 90% sun gentle breeze.
20 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Six-spot Burnet 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
16 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 14 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun.. very fresh.
16 Jun 2022 Clouded Buff 4 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun.. very fresh.
16 Jun 2022 Six-spot Burnet 2 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun.. very fresh.
16 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun
14 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022 Six-spot Burnet 3 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC
14 May 2022 Brown Silver-line 10 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80% sun 15 oC....all in usual place
14 May 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80% sun 15 oC....all in usual place
14 May 2022 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80% sun 15 oC....all in usual place
14 May 2022 Speckled Yellow 2 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80% sun 15 oC....all in usual place
14 May 2022 Speckled Yellow 2 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD456864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80% sun 15 oC
27 Jul 2021 Cinnabar 20 Larva Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 80% cloud.
27 Jul 2021 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 80% cloud.
27 Jul 2021 Shaded Broad-bar 6 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 80% cloud.
27 Jul 2021 Silver Y 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504932 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 80% cloud.
23 Jul 2021 Silver Y 4 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind..
22 Jul 2021 Six-spot Burnet 10 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind.
6 Jun 2021 Speckled Yellow 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD434865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.....fresh and bright
1 Jun 2021 Brown Silver-line 1 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY134019 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 22oC full sun and little wind.
24 Apr 2021 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC and full sun.....freshly emerged.
25 Aug 2019 Silver Y 4 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun.
1 Aug 2019 Orange Underwing 1 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
1 Aug 2019 Silver Y 5 Adult Kendal Golf Course and Fell Kendal SD505931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 40% sun.
29 Jul 2019 Silver Y 21 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD508931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun.....many more in vegetation.
28 Jul 2019 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC.bright but little sun..
14 Jul 2019 Six-spot Burnet 8 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% dull no breeze.
10 Jul 2019 Emperor Moth 1 Larva Swindale Shap NY504118 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% dull.....caterpillar on food plant
10 Jul 2019 Northern Eggar 1 Adult Swindale Shap NY504118 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% dull.
10 Jul 2019 Six-spot Burnet 8 Adult Swindale Shap NY504118 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% dull.
2 Jul 2019 Silver Y 2 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433833 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC Dull 30% sun
28 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 27 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD417907 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 100% sun
19 Jun 2019 Six-spot Burnet 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun.
19 Jun 2019 Six-spot Burnet 3 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun...my first of year....also 4 spot chaser and (...)
26 May 2019 Cinnabar 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Dull....except 60 mins. sun!
26 May 2019 Cream Wave 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Dull....except 60 mins. sun!
26 May 2019 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Dull....except 60 mins. sun!
26 May 2019 Silver-ground Carpet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Dull....except 60 mins. sun!
26 May 2019 Triangle Plume 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Dull....except 60 mins. sun!
26 May 2019 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Dull....except 60 mins. sun!
24 May 2019 Cinnabar 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD432835 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 100% sun
24 May 2019 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD432835 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 100% sun
16 May 2019 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Hutton Roof Burton-in-Kendal SD549777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 60% sun breeze
15 Oct 2018 Silver Y 9 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere SD409997 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 13oC Full sun......most on Asters.
21 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 50% sun
13 Aug 2018 Silver Y 2 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC mix of sun and rain!
12 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 6 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY725067 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 20% sun very humid....the most I have seen for along time.
11 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun. ...they are having a fantastic second generation. (...)
5 Aug 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 60% sun
5 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC Sunny
5 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC Sunny
5 Aug 2018 Silver Y 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC Sunny
5 Aug 2018 Silver Y 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC Sunny
27 Jul 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Ravens Farm Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 26oC 80% sun
27 Jul 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 27oC sunny
25 Jul 2018 Silver Y 10 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 90% sun
18 Jul 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 50% sun...on Buddleia
18 Jul 2018 Silver Y 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 50% sun...on Buddleia
6 Jul 2018 Silver Y 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 80% sun
6 Jul 2018 Silver Y 3 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435867 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 80% sun
13 Jun 2018 Chimney Sweeper 75 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418908 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick cool, cloudy and breezy....these flew up as I walked by. Real (...)
9 Jun 2018 Brown Silver-line 7 Adult Hutton Roof Common Hutton SD550778 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 70% sun
7 Jun 2018 Brown Silver-line 2 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun....both faded
7 Jun 2018 Silver Y 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD435864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun....both faded
3 Jun 2018 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC
29 May 2018 Brown Silver-line 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun
29 May 2018 Cinnabar 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun
29 May 2018 Silver Y 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun
29 May 2018 Speckled Yellow 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun
2 Sep 2017 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Furness Abbey Barrow-in-Furness SD218717 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun... on buddleia near entrance.
12 Jul 2017 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD417907 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 70% sun 18oC
12 Jul 2017 Silver Y 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD417907 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 70% sun 18oC
12 Jul 2017 Six-spot Burnet 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD417907 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 70% sun 18oC
11 Jul 2017 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD417908 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 100% cloud 17oC...most disturbed by walking.
10 Jul 2017 Large Yellow Underwing 2 Adult Hampsfell Lindale SD406798 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 50% sun.
10 Jul 2017 Silver Y 1 Adult Hampsfell Lindale SD406798 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 50% sun.
5 Jul 2017 Large Yellow Underwing 16 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD549775 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 50% Sun
5 Jul 2017 Six-spot Burnet 6 Adult Hutton Roof Hutton SD549775 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 50% Sun
3 Jul 2017 Treble-bar 1 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD537792 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oc 20% sun
1 Jul 2017 Silver Y 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC dull and cool....also hundreds of common spotted orchids.
20 Jun 2017 Chimney Sweeper 150 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD416907 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 80% sun.......everywhere!
25 May 2017 Brown Silver-line 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD542787 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun..just emerged...first for this site?
25 May 2017 Brown-line Bright-eye 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD542787 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun..just emerged...first for this site?
25 May 2017 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD542787 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 90% sun..just emerged...first for this site?
25 May 2017 Brown Silver-line 20 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Hutton SD548777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC
25 May 2017 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Hutton Roof Crags Hutton SD548777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC
9 May 2017 Speckled Yellow 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435870 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 14oC 60% sun.
9 May 2017 Speckled Yellow 14 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 13oC 60% sun.
7 Sep 2016 Silver Y 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC Buddleia over.
7 Sep 2016 Silver Y 2 Adult Witherslack Woods permissive path Witherslack SD436864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick knapweed 90% over

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