Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Painted Lady

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
21 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Esplanade and Promenade Grange over Sands SD406775 VC69 Westmorland Martin Keiller On buddleias and sedums 4.10-4.45pm. Warm and sunny.
20 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Blue Dial Allonby NY073409 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
19 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
17 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16c. 100% sun. Windy.
13 Sep 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
23 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 17 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19-21c. Sunny spells, breezy.
20 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 17 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317872 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
8 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 37 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
8 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 137 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY7207 VC69 Westmorland Keith Walton
8 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Allithwaite Community Centre Allithwaite SD387767 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on buddleia 23deg C sun no wind
4 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 37 Adult Seaton Workington NY016307 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
1 Aug 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows At least 7, too much activity for a reliable count
31 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 107 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX945135 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson Many of these on knapweed
30 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 17 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston Outgate SD333979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
29 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 87 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD508931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun. superb wild flowers!
29 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD451773 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 20 deg C. Full Sun. 6pm to 8pm.
6 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD545785 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
1 Jul 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD4629884601 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans On CWT work party in far northeastern part of reserve. Cloudy (...)
28 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Orton Moss NR Great Orton NY339543 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.40-11.50am sunny and warm.
27 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD5447078534 VC69 Westmorland Bryan Yorke
25 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult Castle Crag Rosthwaite NY248158 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett Above slate heap.
24 Jun 2019 Painted Lady 7 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX940145 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson On cliff top between Birkham
9 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 7 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD450852 VC69 Westmorland Peter Howard Two extremely worn. 90%sunshine, 19 oC
1 Aug 2018 Painted Lady 7 Adult Endmoor Village Hall Endmoor SD541852 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Not seen as many at once since last "invasion".

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