Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jun 2019 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Santon Bridge foot path Santon Bridge NY119020 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19c. 80% sun.
26 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 4 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD488880 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 20059.jpeg
26 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Troutdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
26 Jun 2019 Large Skipper 4 Adult Troutdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Troutdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
26 Jun 2019 Speckled Wood 14 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD330826 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick seen over 45 minutes, 21 deg C, in dappled sun
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Between A7 and cricket ground Carlisle NY399566 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller All nectaring on blackberry, thistle, or yarrow.
26 Jun 2019 Red Admiral 4 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2019 Mountain Ringlet 4 Adult Dale Head Fell Honister NY223152 VC70 Cumberland Paul Stark Around 150-200m off top along public footpath
26 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 4 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY461549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones Full sun nectaring
26 Jun 2019 Dark Green Fritillary 14 Adult Holme Fell area Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 10 unidentified DG/HB 20120.jpeg
26 Jun 2019 Peacock 14 Adult Home garden Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien On Buddleia and Agastache.

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