Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
18 Jun 2023 Cinnabar 2 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD331985 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very warm, cloudy at times
23 Jun 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Brantwood Garden Coniston SD311956 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hot day
14 Jun 2022 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Yewtree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny pm
23 May 2022 Garden Carpet 5 Adult Yewtree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Showery
23 May 2022 Nettle-tap Moth 2 Adult Yewtree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Showery
23 May 2022 Silver-ground Carpet 2 Adult Yewtree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Showery
5 Jul 2021 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Late sunshine.
5 Jul 2021 Gold Spangle 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Late sunshine.
9 Aug 2020 Antler Moth 8 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD335977 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
7 Aug 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 Aug 2020 Antler Moth 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
29 Jul 2020 Antler Moth 4 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD329976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
11 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 3 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
11 Jun 2020 Silver-ground Carpet 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD337979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
4 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 3 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
1 Jun 2020 Small Magpie 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322004 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin
31 May 2020 Forester 4 Adult Lawson Park East of Lake, Coniston SD3171395111 VC69 Westmorland Karen Guthrie 26117.jpeg
20 May 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
31 Mar 2020 Hebrew Character 1 Adult Tilberthwaite Coniston NY305011 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Seen on a Daffodil!
14 Oct 2019 Silver Y 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Ivy, temp 13 degrees.
12 Oct 2019 Silver Y 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny interval
28 Sep 2019 Silver Y 1 Adult Coniston village Coniston SD305976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Ivy
3 Aug 2019 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD333979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
23 Jun 2019 Cinnabar 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD333979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Temp 20 degrees but with a wind.
15 Jun 2019 Cinnabar 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD333979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny spells pm
15 Jun 2019 Silver-ground Carpet 1 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD333979 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny spells pm
14 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 7 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny interval
22 May 2019 Cinnabar 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm and windy
22 May 2019 Common Carpet 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm and windy
20 May 2019 Common Carpet 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
27 Jun 2018 Common White Wave 1 Adult Brantwood Garden Coniston SD313958 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Super specimen resting on fern
27 Jun 2018 Chimney Sweeper 6 Adult Brantwood lower garden Coniston SD311958 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
8 Jun 2018 Chimney Sweeper 2 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
30 Jun 2017 Silver Y 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
25 Jun 2017 Chimney Sweeper 10 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
25 Jun 2017 Silver Y 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
26 May 2017 White Pinion-spotted 2 Adult Brantwood Garden Coniston SD312958 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey White-pinion Spotted. In shaded woodland above Brantwood (...) 9269.jpeg
9 Oct 2016 Silver Y 2 Adult Wharton Marsh Coniston SD331987 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Scabious.
16 Jun 2016 Beautiful Golden Y 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Beautiful Golden Y
16 Jun 2016 Chimney Sweeper 6 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Occasional sunshine.
14 Jun 2016 Chimney Sweeper 8 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY320005 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Patchy sunshine
14 Jun 2016 Silver Y 2 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY320005 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Patchy sunshine
3 Jun 2015 Silver-ground Carpet 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322005 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
19 May 2023 Drinker 1 Larva Tarn Howes Coniston SD328999 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Correction for carelessly named Fox Moth. In middle of footpath, (...) 40904.jpeg

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