Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Jul 2014 True Lover's Knot 1 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
27 May 2016 Silver Hook 1 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY235595 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
14 Jun 2017 July Belle 1 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY235595 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
7 Jun 2018 Silver-ground Carpet 1 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY2360 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
7 Jun 2018 Brown Silver-line 3 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY2360 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller At the western edge of the Moss, which was very dry with only a (...)
8 Aug 2018 Common Carpet 1 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY230604 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 4.15pm - 6.15 pm Breezy
27 Jun 2019 Common Heath 3 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY235596 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
6 Sep 2023 Silver Y 15 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 4.20-4.55pm.
7 Jul 2018 Yellow-tail 1 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY236609 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Seen from boardwalk at north end of moss. 14795.jpeg
13 Apr 2019 Dark Tussock 1 Larva Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY236608 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Dark Tussock (Dicallomera fascelina) larva found on the Glasson (...) 18001.jpeg
10 Jun 2019 Drinker 1 Larva Glasson Moss Glasson NY233604 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Final instar Larva on the boardwalk. 19488.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Fox Moth 1 Larva Glasson Moss Glasson NY23715939 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Fox Moth larva ("young" according to Henwood & Sterling) found (...) 37841.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Manchester Treble-bar 5 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY233604 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy At least 5 flying in the sunshine near the boardwalk traversing (...) 37842.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Catoptria margaritella 3 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY23296047 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Near boardwalk traversing the moss. 37851.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Aphelia viburnana 20 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY231601 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Bilberry Tortrix (Aphelia viburnana). Numerous. 37852.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Phiaris schulziana 1 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY23366051 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Phiaris schulziana on heather by the boardwalk crossing the (...) 37853.jpeg
31 Aug 2015 Manchester Treble-bar 1 Adult Glasson Moss Port Carlisle NY237608 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy From the boardwalk at the north end of the moss 3794.jpeg
27 Jun 2014 Purple-bordered Gold 4 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy A rubbish photo, but justified on scarcity grounds! 823.jpeg
29 Jun 2014 Purple-bordered Gold 7 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Seven seen between 11:30 - 12:30 under cloudy conditions with a (...) 833.jpeg
29 Jun 2014 Grass Emerald 2 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 840.jpeg
29 Jun 2014 Yellow-tail 1 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy male Yellow-tail #new 842.jpeg
13 Jul 2014 Phiaris shulziana 4 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY234596 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Phiaris schulziana. Four seen flying in late afternoon sunshine (...) 960.jpeg

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