Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
14 Jan 2019 Spring Usher 5 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274563 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy The photo shows four of five Spring Usher moths found no more (...) 17764.jpeg
3 Jul 2019 Six-spot Burnet 5 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307537 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. Some unidentified flying Burnet Moths also (...)
6 Jul 2017 Six-spot Burnet 5 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3053 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. 10314.jpeg
2 Jul 2023 Latticed Heath 5 Adult Kershopehead Kershope Forestry NY542861 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunshine and showers very windy. found in sheltered spots mating (...)
1 Jul 2021 Chimney Sweeper 15 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY389296 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 4:15 - 5:30pm.
6 Sep 2023 Silver Y 15 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 4.20-4.55pm.
19 Jun 2023 Latticed Heath 5 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495756 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny 50% light cloud breezy
9 Jul 2023 Silver Y 5 Adult South Tyne Trail Garrigill NY757383 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun 19deg. strong breeze easing. Hill House to river tees 3 (...)
10 Nov 2016 Northern Winter Moth 5 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Northern Winter Moth (females?) confirmed by MC Nov 2016. All (...) 8121.jpeg
10 Aug 2022 Silver Y 5 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY489486 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Nectaring on Common Knapweed. 38471.jpeg
31 Jul 2022 Common Carpet 5 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze, 3.30 - 5pm. All seen along the "Blue (...) 38166.jpeg
27 May 2016 Common Heath 25 Adult Talkin Fell Brampton NY571565 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan Many seen on heather over a wide area
23 Aug 2015 Elephant Hawk-moth 25 Larva Holme St Cuthbert Holme St Cuthbert NY106474 VC70 Cumberland Deb Muscat Larvae On Rosebay Willowherb, roadside verge.
26 Jun 2023 Silver Y 15 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Including mating pair 43239.jpeg
7 Jun 2018 Cinnabar 25 Adult Silloth coastal dunes south harbour Silloth NY104533 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy In dunes south of the harbour, mainly near the car park.
9 Sep 2023 Silver Y 5 Adult Coastal path North Maryport NY034369 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny 2 miles walk
12 Jun 2015 Speckled Yellow 5 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY134023 VC70 Cumberland Allan Rodda GR edited by MT 14/10/15
9 Jun 2018 Cinnabar 5 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD1778 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Full sun, 23 degrees
4 Jul 2019 Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet 105 Adult Thacka Beck Penrith NY506306 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon Five Spot-Burnet. I stopped counting at 105. well over 200 20832.jpeg
29 May 2021 Micropterix aureatella 5 Adult Miltonrigg Wood Brampton NY56486182 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Five in a woodland clearing over the road from the main car (...) 30658.jpeg
1 Jul 2016 Crambus pascuella 5 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY128022 VC70 Cumberland Dan Hoare Crambus pascuella
16 Jul 2023 Silver Y 5 Adult Grassy Forest Track Kershope NY510808 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown cloudy windy 15c 11.30.
12 May 2023 Common Heath 15 Adult Walton Moss Brampton NY514673 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown cloudy but dry, 14 more seen on longer walk in middle of moss
17 Jun 2021 Chrysoteuchia culmella 5 Adult Cummersdale Carlisle NY39445243 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy By the River Caldew. 31145.jpeg
6 Jul 2017 Brown China-mark 5 Adult Low Ploughlands Kirkbampton NY279567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy By the pond
13 Jun 2021 Glyphipterix thrasonella 5 Adult Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY56556146 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy At least five found on rough grassland near entrance gate, three (...) 31048.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Manchester Treble-bar 5 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY233604 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy At least 5 flying in the sunshine near the boardwalk traversing (...) 37842.jpeg
10 Jun 2015 Silver Hook 5 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY273569 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Also a Four-dotted Footman
17 Jul 2014 Northern Spinach 5 Adult Cold Fell Hallbankgate NY593564 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy All flying strongly in the late afternoon sunshine. 992.jpeg
15 Sep 2016 Silver Y 25 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995303 VC70 Cumberland John Callion a very minimum number, almost standing on them
14 Jul 2017 Udea lutealis 75 Adult Park Broom area Carlisle NY435584 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 75 counted along a 200m-long green lane.
7 Jul 2021 Brown China-mark 25 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY48804933 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 25 found by side of causeway between the two ponds, mainly on (...)
23 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 5 Adult Foxbield Wood Santon Bridge NY112035 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson 20 degrees and overcast
16 Jul 2021 Six-spot Burnet 25 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.30-11.30am sunny and warm, light breeze. 32430.jpeg
24 Jun 2023 Silver Y 5 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
27 May 2023 Emperor Moth 5 Adult Black Combe Bootle SD137867 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife 41122.jpeg
3 Jul 2022 Chimney Sweeper 5 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
1 Jun 2022 Speckled Yellow 5 Adult Armboth Thirlmere NY30551776 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife 36132.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 5 Adult Jericho Holme St Cuthbert NY115465 VC70 Cumberland Derek McAlone 30967.jpeg
27 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 15 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY207616 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 20240.jpeg
26 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 15 Adult Troutdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY262175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
22 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 5 Adult Grassy Wildflower Bank St John's in the Vale NY316215 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
9 Jun 2019 Mother Shipton 5 Adult Irton Fell Nether Wasdale NY129020 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
10 Aug 2017 Shaded Broad-bar 5 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029358 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11560.jpeg
14 Jun 2017 Clouded Border 5 Adult Greystoke Forest Hutton Roof, Greystoke NY384344 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
5 Oct 2016 Silver Y 5 Adult Allonby Allonby NY081432 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
14 Jun 2016 Chimney Sweeper 15 Adult Gillathwaite Ennerdale Bridge NY143140 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
1 Oct 2015 Silver Y 5 Adult Allonby garden Allonby NY081432 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
10 Jul 2015 Chimney Sweeper 5 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Brian and Denise Grundy
6 Jun 2015 Common Heath 5 Adult Hallsenna Moor National Nature Reserve Sellafield NY065006 VC70 Cumberland Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2014 Latticed Heath 5 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY071323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton

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