Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 May 2024 Silver Y 50 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY376431 VC70 Cumberland K Temple SY were every where, in the garden, in the hay fields and the (...)
12 Jul 2020 Six-spot Burnet 50 Adult Drigg Dunes Drigg SD048984 VC70 Cumberland Ian Watts 11am. 50% sun. Warm.
3 Jun 2020 Yponomeuta cagnagella 50 Larva Mockerkin Tarn Mockerkin NY084232 VC70 Cumberland Derek McAlone Larval web in spindle. 26209.jpeg
15 Jul 2019 Six-spot Burnet 50 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 12-2pm, sunny and warm with a light breeze. A very low estimate (...) 21467.jpeg
15 Jul 2019 Cinnabar 50 Larva West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 3-4.30pm, sunny periods, warm with light breeze. Larvae. A low (...)
15 Jul 2019 Six-spot Burnet 50 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 3-4.30pm, sunny periods, warm with light breeze. A low estimate (...)
25 Apr 2019 Adela reamurella 50 Adult near Flass wood Loweswater NY142201 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Just S of path alongside Flass wood. Basking on oak. 18418.jpeg
11 Jun 2016 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 250 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason Many more than 250 and more beginning to emerge.
11 Jun 2016 Six-spot Burnet 50 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason Probably more than 50 5562.jpeg
12 Jun 2015 Common Heath 50 Adult Snab Keswick NY318322 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan There must have been 100s here on the heather

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