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Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
19 Jul 2023	Agapeta zoegana	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439826	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
19 Jul 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439826	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	12.30-13.15. 20% sun. Tatty.
19 Jul 2023	Pyrausta purpuralis	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439826	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	12.30-13.15. 20% sun.
19 Jul 2023	Silver Y	9	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439826	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	12.30-13.15. 20% sun.
19 Jul 2023	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439826	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	12.30-13.15. 20% sun. Tatty.
17 Jul 2023	Silver Y	18	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
9 Jul 2023	Silver Y	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Mike Gregory	22 degrees - sunny.
7 Jul 2023	Silver Y	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Sue and Finn Bugge
7 Jul 2023	Six-spot Burnet	12	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Sue and Finn Bugge
21 Jun 2023	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze.
21 Jun 2023	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	19oC 90% sun light breeze.
13 Jun 2023	Common Heath	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	28C
12 Jun 2023	Chimney Sweeper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
3 Jun 2023	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
31 May 2023	Speckled Yellow	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	4.15 -5.00PM
31 May 2023	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
31 May 2023	Brown Silver-line	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
30 May 2023	Anania Funebris	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Howard and Penny Smith
27 May 2023	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440826	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh
23 May 2023	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Small Elephant Hawk Moth
17 May 2023	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Breezy, some sun Underside shot
7 May 2023	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD439827	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Brindle
9 Aug 2022	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
6 Aug 2022	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick
27 Jul 2022	Shaded Broad-bar	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	1500 -15.30 17C
18 Jul 2022	Silver Y	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm humid morning
4 Jun 2022	Straw Dot	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
28 May 2022	Silver Y	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
27 May 2022	Anania Funebris	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Overcast 12C
27 May 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Overcast 12C
27 May 2022	Cream Wave	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Overcast 12C
24 May 2022	Anania Funebris	8	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
18 May 2022	Olethreutes arcuella	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	16.20-17.00 Mostly sunny
14 May 2022	Anania Funebris	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Warm day.
8 May 2022	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	C Atherton
7 Jul 2021	Six-spot Burnet	10	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Tim R Wallis
5 Jul 2021	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
2 Sep 2020	Silver Y	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD438827	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	20 minutes walk around the reserve. Full sun and warm.
20 Aug 2020	Large Yellow Underwing	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
20 Aug 2020	Silver Y	8	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 Jul 2020	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439826	VC69 Westmorland	Bryan Ingleby/Kath Armstrong	sun,calm 20degC
29 May 2020	White Ermine	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
13 May 2020	Green Carpet	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
15 Jul 2019	Cinnabar	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
15 Jul 2019	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
3 Jul 2019	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
23 Jun 2019	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439827	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	19 deg C shade Stiff east wind but effect diluted by boundary (...)
16 Jun 2019	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
20 May 2019	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Grange over Sands	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sue Brindle	Seen around 1400 hours
15 May 2019	Anania Funebris	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Roger Fellows
14 May 2019	Adela reamurella	15	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Warm
14 May 2019	Anania Funebris	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Warm
14 May 2019	Brown Silver-line	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Warm
14 May 2019	Speckled Yellow	8	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Warm
11 May 2019	Anania Funebris	11	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Seen during a brief sunny spell between very heavy showers.
23 Sep 2018	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sun then showers.
6 Aug 2018	Silver Y	6	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD43928279	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell
5 Aug 2018	Silver Y	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	21oC 60% sun
5 Aug 2018	Silver Y	6	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
12 Jun 2018	Chimney Sweeper	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439827	VC69 Westmorland	Brian Chandler
6 Jun 2018	Chimney Sweeper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD438827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
26 Aug 2017	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
13 Aug 2017	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
13 Aug 2017	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2017	Shaded Broad-bar	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2017	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Jul 2017	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 Jul 2017	Riband Wave	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2017	Silver Y	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Cornall
6 Jul 2017	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick
3 Jul 2017	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Cornall	Seen well for several minutes.
1 Jul 2017	Silver Y	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	David Gower	sunny period 12 - 12.45 p.m.
1 Jul 2017	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	David Gower	sunny period 12 - 12.45 p.m.
24 Jun 2017	Silver Y	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	from 2.30-4.00pm
24 Jun 2017	Straw Dot	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	from 2.30-4.00pm
18 Jun 2017	Chimney Sweeper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2017	Chimney Sweeper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	21oC. Sunny.
17 Jun 2017	Silver-ground Carpet	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
17 Jun 2017	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
25 May 2017	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
25 May 2017	Anania Funebris	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
18 May 2017	Speckled Yellow	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440829	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick
18 May 2017	Speckled Yellow	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	13 deg C 100% sun
5 May 2017	Pyrausta purpuralis	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny but very winndy
28 Apr 2017	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Marginal day
19 Dec 2016	Emmelina monodactyla	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439827	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell	moth disturbed during CWT work party.
15 Sep 2016	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439827	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick
13 Sep 2016	Silver Y	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Very humid day
23 Jul 2016	Pyrausta aurata	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Pyrausta aurata. 1 rather dingy.
23 Jul 2016	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Overcast but warm.
23 Jul 2016	Cinnabar	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	One hour spent walking around the reserve. Sunny
23 Jul 2016	Pyrausta purpuralis	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Pyrausta purpuralis confirmed by MC Nov 2016
23 Jul 2016	Unlisted	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Pyrausta Purpuralis
12 Jul 2016	Six-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Karen Bullimore
8 Jun 2016	Cinnabar	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Andrew Cornall
2 Jun 2016	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
23 May 2016	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Michael Foley	Plus another one with Mo
23 May 2016	Anania Funebris	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
23 May 2016	Green Carpet	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	It was a strange colour of green - maybe very fresh.
12 May 2016	Anania Funebris	7	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Seen by Linda
12 May 2016	Pyrausta purpuralis	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Pyrausta purpuralis
27 Jul 2015	Six-spot Burnet	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick
4 Jul 2015	Silver Y	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	full sun ,20deg C, windy
4 Jul 2015	Six-spot Burnet	11	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	full sun ,20deg C, windy
1 Jul 2015	Six-spot Burnet	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD430844	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	9.30am
4 Jun 2015	Speckled Yellow	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick
4 Jun 2015	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Pleasant warm, sunny day - at last!
23 May 2015	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439827	VC69 Westmorland	Michael Foley	On warm sunny bank
18 May 2015	Anania Funebris	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439827	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	Cool and breezy but in a brief sunny interlude at least two (...)
14 May 2015	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Gill Jakeman	White spotted sable
17 Jun 2014	Six-spot Burnet	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440826	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
3 Jun 2014	Anania Funebris	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD437826	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
16 May 2014	Anania Funebris	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440826	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Great to see this spectacular litttle moth.
16 May 2014	Common Carpet	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440826	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
16 May 2014	Olethreutes arcuella	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440826	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Olethreutes arcuella - beautiful, tiny day-flying moth. #new

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