Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
14 Jul 2021 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 9 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY311538 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SE part of reserve. Mostly cloudy but warm, 12:00 - 12:35. 32214.jpeg
19 Jul 2023 Silver Y 9 Adult Country lane Edenhall NY558315 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
9 Jun 2023 Latticed Heath 9 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown Sunny very sheltered from strong breeze
25 May 2023 Silver-ground Carpet 9 Adult Jockey Shield area Castle Carrock NY562557 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
3 May 2023 Common Heath 19 Adult Walton Moss Brampton NY514674 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown also saw a brown plume moth or similar .no butterfly seen
10 Jul 2022 Six-spot Burnet 9 Adult Grune Point, footpath to Silloth NY134566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson 6 Spot Burnet
20 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 19 Adult Bowness-on-Solway gravel pits Wigton NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Cloud and sun.
30 Jul 2019 Silver Y 9 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD055980 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
25 Jul 2018 Six-spot Burnet 9 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029359 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 1.10 - 2.30pm sunny but quite breezy. All positively (...)
24 Jun 2016 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 59 Adult Walkmill Nature Reserve Whitehaven NY006187 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
7 Jun 2016 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 19 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason Only counted resting moths as several 6 spot present. Could not (...)
5 Jun 2016 Six-spot Burnet 39 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
18 Oct 2015 Silver Y 9 Adult Dubmill Point Dubmill Point NY086467 VC70 Cumberland John Callion On remnants of mustard
10 Oct 2015 Silver Y 9 Adult Beckfoot Beckfoot NY093496 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Being hunted and eaten by Stonechats!
12 Jun 2015 Common Heath 9 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY134023 VC70 Cumberland Allan Rodda GR edited by MT 14/10/15

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