Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Jun 2014 Cinnabar 6 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY078328 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
8 Jun 2014 Cinnabar 6 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX994303 VC70 Cumberland Stephen Lowther
22 Jun 2014 Yellow Shell 16 Adult Dubmill Point Allonby NY077460 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
31 Aug 2015 Shaded Broad-bar 6 Adult Steelworks Site Workington NX985271 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton July highflyer
16 Oct 2015 Silver Y 6 Adult Fothergill Maryport (south of) NY023345 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Feeding together on Mustard
3 Jun 2016 Chimney Sweeper 6 Adult Maryport Golf Course Maryport NY052390 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
5 Jun 2018 Six-spot Burnet 36 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083472 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Cocoons. Most near bird 13975.jpeg
18 Jul 2018 Silver Y 6 Adult Lakeshore path Nether Wasdale NY147047 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace
25 Jun 2019 Bird-cherry Ermine 6 Larva Allerdale Ramble Grange-in-Borrowdale NY250175 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett Larval webs on cherry trees. Mostly empty, but one with a (...)
31 May 2020 Chimney Sweeper 6 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY254169 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
7 Aug 2020 Drinker 6 Egg Sowerby Wood Dalston NY36585185 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Drinker (?) eggs, ca 2.5mm long, found on gorse. Not specified (...) 28355.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Brown Silver-line 6 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY48514825 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Most found in a small grassy glade. 30745.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Speckled Yellow 6 Adult Newlands Beck embankment Braithwaite NY239244 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Along the path alongside Newlands Beck. Including this mating (...) 30913.jpeg
29 Jun 2021 Six-spot Burnet 16 Adult Whelpo Wigton NY308397 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong Slight cloud with max.sunshine and slight breeze. Very warm (...) 31560.jpeg
5 Jul 2021 Six-spot Burnet 6 Adult Dalston Cycle Track Carlisle NY377509 VC70 Cumberland Bill
14 Jul 2021 Six-spot Burnet 6 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307541 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. Increasingly sunny, 12:50 - 13:25. 32220.jpeg
14 Jul 2021 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 6 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307541 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. Increasingly sunny, 12:50 - 13:25. 32219.jpeg
16 Jul 2021 Six-spot Burnet 16 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am-12.20pm, sunny and warm.
3 Jun 2022 Phyllonorycter hilarella 6 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38475793 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Six found on a short line of old boundary posts in (largely) (...) 36140.jpeg
7 Jun 2022 Burnet Companion 6 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD177789 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19C. 100% sun. 15.25-16.15 36209.jpeg
27 Jun 2022 Latticed Heath 36 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495756 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown windy sunny intervals
28 Apr 2023 Common Heath 16 Adult Walton Moss Brampton NY514674 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown warm sunny slight breeze
25 May 2023 Garden Carpet 6 Adult Jockey Shield area Castle Carrock NY562557 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
25 May 2023 Common Heath 6 Adult Jockey Shield area Castle Carrock NY562557 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny very dark coloured versions
8 Jun 2023 Nemophora degeerella 6 Adult Cummacatta WoodGrange Grange in Borrowdale NY253168 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Dancing in dappled shade. Between the two Bowderstone N.T. car (...) 41605.jpeg
8 Jul 2023 Silver Y 6 Adult High Park Askerton NY555713 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 19c strong breeze overcast thunder near but dry. long grass near (...)
10 Jul 2023 Silver Y 6 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Jul 2023 Common Heath 6 Adult Walton Moss Brampton NY516672 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sun intervals heavy showers light breeze
16 Jul 2023 Latticed Heath 6 Adult Grassy Forest Track Kershope NY510808 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown cloudy windy 15c 11.30.
4 Aug 2023 Cinnabar 16 Pupa Whitelyne Kershope Forestry NY565786 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown in one small patch despite widespread ragwort
5 Aug 2023 Common Carpet 6 Adult Walton Moss North Brampton NY517672 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hazy sunshine after rain 5 til 6pm
1 May 2024 Common Heath 36 Adult Walton Moss North Brampton NY514674 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown had been sunny warm, thick cloud and Easterly breeze

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