Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 Aug 2016 Treble-bar 2 Adult Redhills Quarry Millom SD178792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Well camouflaged amongst stones.
17 Aug 2016 Silver Y 3 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD185787 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Two hours, full sun.
17 Aug 2016 Shaded Broad-bar 8 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD185787 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace Two hours, full sun.
9 Jun 2018 Silver Y 3 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD1778 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Full sun, 23 degrees
9 Jun 2018 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD1778 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Full sun, 23 degrees
9 Jun 2018 Cinnabar 5 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD1778 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Full sun, 23 degrees
9 Jun 2018 Burnet Companion 23 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD1778 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Full sun, 23 degrees
28 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Millom Millom SD167803 VC70 Cumberland Margaret Rose Johnston My garden Feeding on Verbena rigida at 16.00 hours, temperature (...)
17 Jul 2019 Silver Y 2 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD180782 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
7 Jun 2022 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD177789 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19C. 100% sun. 15.25-16.15
2 Jun 2022 Burnet Companion 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD182781 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Flying in sunshine 36120.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
30 May 2023 Scoparia pyralella 1 Adult White Combe Millom SD152853 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife 41745.jpeg
27 May 2023 Drinker 1 Larva Whitbeck Millom SD118845 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife 41746.jpeg

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