Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 May 2014 Mother Shipton 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488481 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Specimen in good nick but with only one antenna!
15 Jul 2014 Evergestis pallidata 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488493 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Evergestis pallidata. Very local and scarce in northern England (...) 963.jpeg
6 Sep 2014 Purple Bar 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488481 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Purple Bar (Cosmorhoe ocellata) #new 1435.jpeg
15 May 2015 Brown Silver-line 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY490482 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy By the side of a track through the woodland 1995.jpeg
12 Jun 2015 Nemophora degeerella 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY495485 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Yellow-barred Longhorn.
12 Jun 2015 Chimney Sweeper 10 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488493 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy All found on the causeway between the ponds.
12 Jun 2015 Brown Silver-line 30 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY4848 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Seen throughout the SW area of the plantation.
27 Jun 2015 Spruce Carpet 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY469502 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Spruce Carpet - I think! 2441.jpeg
5 Jul 2015 Pammene aurana 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488484 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Orange-spot Piercer (pammene aurana). Not very common in (...) 2665.jpeg
5 Jul 2015 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488486 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy All found along the causeway between the ponds.
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 (...)
9 Jul 2015 Green Carpet 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY490482 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Faded specimen.
9 Jul 2015 Gold Swift 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY490483 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Gold Swift (male). Not a day-flyer, but found perched in the (...) 2702.jpeg
18 Jun 2016 Spruce Carpet 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY491482 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 5651.jpeg
26 May 2017 Spruce Carpet 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY491482 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
26 May 2017 Brown Silver-line 3 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY487481 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Probably more but only 3 confirmed.
6 Oct 2017 Spruce Carpet 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY491482 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 12462.jpeg
15 May 2018 Micropterix calthella 20 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488493 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Micropterix calthella (Marsh Marigold Moth or Plain Gold). (...) 13020.jpeg
28 May 2018 Micropterix aureatella 4 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY489483 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on path through mixed woodland. Photo shows colours (...) 13366.jpeg
14 Jul 2018 Gold Swift 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY487481 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 15093.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Orthotaenia undulana 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY49174816 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Thought to be Orthotaenia undulana but perhaps Celypha (...) 26796.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Gold Swift 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY48654809 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Female perched under branch of pine tree. 26794.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Argyresthia conjugella 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY49604853 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Argyresthia conjugella (Apple Fruit Moth) 26795.jpeg
31 Jul 2020 Dun-bar 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY49414853 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found by small footpath off the main track through the woods. 28168.jpeg
31 Jul 2020 Argyresthia brockeella 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY49624854 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 28167.jpeg
31 Aug 2020 Epinotia ramella 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY49594854 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On nettles at side of track through wood. 29116.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Micropterix aureatella 2 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY48664809 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Two (one caught in spider's web) found along footpath off main (...) 30748.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
7 Jul 2021 Pandemis cerasana 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY49194813 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On low-lying vegetation by side of footpath through plantation. 31842.jpeg
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 (...)
10 Aug 2022 Silver Y 5 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY489486 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Nectaring on Common Knapweed. 38471.jpeg

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