Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Sep 2023 Silver Y 10 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 2.40-3.50pm.
17 Aug 2023 Acleris emargana 2 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY207617 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Submitted as Acleris species by the observer but allocated to (...) 44913.jpeg
17 Aug 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY207617 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh 44914.jpeg
4 Jun 2023 Chimney Sweeper 3 Adult Bowness Gravel Pits Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY207616 VC70 Cumberland Colin Smith Full sun
31 Jul 2022 Common Carpet 5 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze, 3.30 - 5pm. All seen along the "Blue (...) 38166.jpeg
31 Jul 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY200614 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze.
20 Aug 2021 Common Marbled Carpet 1 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY198614 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh No birds but a couple of moths in the hide at the end of the (...) 33736.jpeg
20 Aug 2021 Twenty-plume Moth 1 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY198614 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh No birds but a couple of moths in the hide at the end of the (...) 33735.jpeg
27 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 15 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY207616 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 20240.jpeg
27 Jun 2019 Common Heath 3 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY235596 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
16 Aug 2018 Common Carpet 1 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm 16730.jpeg
16 Aug 2018 Straw Dot 2 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 1.30 pm - 3.10 pm
22 Sep 2015 Silver Y 8 Adult Low Abbey Bowness-on-Solway NY199616 VC70 Cumberland Judith Rogers Nectaring in the garden on purple Monarda flowers at dusk (...) 4089.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
9 Jul 2014 True Lover's Knot 1 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
29 Jun 2014 Grass Emerald 2 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 840.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 Yellow-tail 1 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy male Yellow-tail #new 842.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
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

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