Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Drinker

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 May 2024 Drinker 1 Larva Scaleby Moss Carlisle NY429633 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Around 3pm, overcast 17°C.
21 May 2024 Drinker 1 Larva Garden Holmrook SD078995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
3 May 2024 Drinker 1 Larva Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY200608 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh 46302.jpeg
2 Aug 2023 Drinker 1 Adult Buttermere Youth Hostel Buttermere NY17831686 VC70 Cumberland Clare Langrick 45902.jpeg
27 May 2023 Drinker 1 Larva Whitbeck Millom SD118845 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife 41746.jpeg
21 Jul 2022 Drinker 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY27355692 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on path through the "Marsh Fritillary Meadow" 37742.jpeg
7 Jun 2022 Drinker 1 Larva River Petteril Carlisle NY43425142 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On ground vegetation by the River Petteril 36192.jpeg
28 May 2022 Drinker 1 Larva Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY56616121 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on step of stile at start of path to Scarrow Hill. 36020.jpeg
28 Jun 2021 Drinker 1 Larva Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY255588 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Cloudy but warm 3:50-5:50pm 31636.jpeg
7 Aug 2020 Drinker 6 Egg Sowerby Wood Dalston NY36585185 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Drinker (?) eggs, ca 2.5mm long, found on gorse. Not specified (...) 28355.jpeg
6 Jul 2020 Drinker 1 Adult New Ploughlands Kirkbampton NY27845672 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Drinker caterpillar found on gate. 27409.jpeg
20 May 2020 Drinker 1 Larva Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Final instar larva 25679.jpeg
30 Jul 2019 Drinker 2 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD055980 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson Male and female in heather 22238.jpeg
18 Jun 2019 Drinker 1 Larva Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY133017 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon Caterpillar - on footpath below gate 19684.jpeg
10 Jun 2019 Drinker 1 Larva Glasson Moss Glasson NY233604 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Final instar Larva on the boardwalk. 19488.jpeg
9 Jun 2019 Drinker 1 Larva Irton Fell Nether Wasdale NY129020 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter Caterpillar
1 Jun 2019 Drinker 2 Larva Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271568 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter Caterpillars
9 Jul 2018 Drinker 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274568 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Resting on rush in afternoon light 14849.jpeg
17 Jul 2017 Drinker 1 Adult Talkin Tarn Brampton NY545584 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 10666.jpeg
4 Jun 2017 Drinker 1 Larva Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY385595 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Final instar Larva 9548.jpeg
28 May 2017 Drinker 1 Larva Gosling Sike Carlisle NY409586 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Final instar larva 12146.jpeg

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