Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
3 Jun 2017 Timothy Tortrix 10 Adult Park Broom area Carlisle NY435584 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Timothy Tortrix (Aphelia paleana). The most common moth found (...) 9425.jpeg
29 Jul 2022 Agriphila straminella 10 Adult Garden Carlisle NY396588 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Ten counted whilst mowing lawn (ca 25sqm). The vast majority (...)
17 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 10 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY389294 VC70 Cumberland Nicholas Howard Sunny/thundery afternoon.
6 Sep 2023 Silver Y 10 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 2.40-3.50pm.
30 Jun 2021 Straw Dot 10 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386600 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On open grassland at the northern end of the reserve. 31616.jpeg
30 May 2021 Speckled Yellow 10 Adult Newlands Beck embankment Braithwaite NY238246 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Numerous flying around the public path that runs along the (...) 30698.jpeg
21 Jul 2020 Northern Spinach 10 Adult Near Bassenthwaite Keswick NY224362 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Lots of different moths flying around the heather at ~ 400m at (...)
21 Jul 2020 Twin-spot Carpet 10 Adult Near Bassenthwaite Keswick NY224362 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Lots of different moths flying around the heather at ~ 400m at (...)
20 Jul 2020 Green Carpet 10 Adult Near Bassenthwaite Keswick NY224362 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Lots of different moths flying around the heather at ~ 400m at (...) 27834.jpeg
25 Aug 2019 Cinnabar 10 Larva Skinburness Silloth NY126561 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Larvae on Ragwort. Seen along 2000m of coast pathway, (...)
9 Jul 2018 Cinnabar 10 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Larvae 14939.jpeg
29 Jun 2023 Six-spot Burnet 10 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Including mating pair 43238.jpeg
25 Jul 2017 Stenoptylia pterodactyla 10 Adult Talkin Tarn Brampton NY545584 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Brown Plume (Stenoptilia pterodactyla). In a small (...) 10971.jpeg
5 Jul 2015 Brown China-mark 10 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488486 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Brown China-mark. All found along the causeway between the (...)
16 Jul 2022 Agriphila straminella 10 Adult Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY566613 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy At least 10. Probably the most common grass-moth found in this (...) 37576.jpeg
16 Jun 2022 Chrysoteuchia culmella 10 Adult River Esk Longtown NY369678 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy At least 10 at this map ref, but hundreds of grass moths were (...) 36443.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 10 Adult Grassguards Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD224979 VC70 Cumberland Roger Fellows Along the track and hereabouts. Nearer twenty, but not counted (...)
12 Jun 2015 Chimney Sweeper 10 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488493 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy All found on the causeway between the ponds.
30 Sep 2015 Silver Y 10 Adult Dubmill Point Dubmill Point NY076460 VC70 Cumberland John Callion All close together on mustard
18 Jul 2018 Agriphila straminella 10 Adult Field Nether Wasdale NY147048 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Agriphila Straminella confirmed 8 January 2019 MT 15343.jpeg
17 May 2022 Glyphipterix simpliciella 10 Adult Wilkins' Pool Longtown NY37216799 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 10 at this map ref (3 shown) but hundreds on Speedwell in the (...) 35794.jpeg
2 Jun 2022 Brown Silver-line 10 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY249585 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
7 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 10 Adult Roadside verges Uldale NY255356 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
9 Jun 2019 Common Heath 10 Adult Irton Fell Nether Wasdale NY129020 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
30 May 2018 Brown Silver-line 10 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY125019 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
9 Jun 2017 Chimney Sweeper 10 Adult Orton Moss NR Great Orton NY341542 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
1 Jul 2015 Six-spot Burnet 10 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX943148 VC70 Cumberland Colin Smith 2662.jpeg
11 Jun 2014 Grass Wave 10 Adult Scaleby Moss Carlisle NY432636 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 573.jpeg

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