Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
24 Jun 2023 Chimney Sweeper 2 Adult All Hallows, Old Church Wigton NY203418 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Cloudy, no sun
31 May 2023 Latticed Heath 1 Adult Wedholme Flow Wigton NY234538 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
28 Jun 2022 Chimney Sweeper 7 Adult Latterhead area Cockermouth NY1422 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Rain, sometimes heavy with wind.
26 Jun 2022 Chimney Sweeper 2 Adult High Brackenthwaite Wigton NY301464 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
8 Jun 2022 Brimstone Moth 1 Adult Ellercarr Bridge Wigton NY204511 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
17 Sep 2021 Silver Y 1 Adult Roadside south of Pattenfoot Wigton NY226421 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jul 2021 Wood Tiger 1 Adult Port Carlisle Harbour Wigton NY242621 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Identified from photo by Mo Richards.
27 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 2 Adult Lonning running NE to Greenspot Wigton NY2456 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Warm sunshine
20 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 19 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Wigton NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Cloud and sun.
17 Sep 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Garden on West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
31 Jul 2020 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Garden, West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter On Buddleia flowers.
30 Jul 2020 Magpie 1 Adult Wall of house in West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
9 Jul 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Port Carlisle Harbour Wigton NY242619 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
2 Jul 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Bowness Common Wigton NY228599 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
25 Jun 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Cummacatta Wood Keswick NY254170 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jun 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Siddick Workington NX997305 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
18 Jun 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Kingmoor NR Carlisle NY387577 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
18 Jun 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Kingmoor NR Carlisle NY387575 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
16 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 3 Adult near The Gale Abbeytown NY148496 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
1 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Shore of Bass Lake Keswick NY223268 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
27 May 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Near Beckbottom Wigton NY267461 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
27 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult near Dale Bottom Farm Keswick NY295218 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
7 Sep 2018 Silver Y 1 Adult Garden, West Avenue Wigton NY306470 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter At 20.10h. On plant outside kitchen window.
5 Sep 2018 Silver Y 1 Adult Lingholm Estate Keswick NY2522 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Sunny.

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