Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
28 Jul 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
20 Jul 2023 Magpie 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389743 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
13 Jul 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD504934 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
9 Jul 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Canal Foot path Crooklands SD539820 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
8 Jul 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
7 Jul 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
6 Jul 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
20 May 2023 Ruby Tiger 1 Adult Heron Playing Field Storth SD476801 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
8 Oct 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD539853 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell On verbena bonariensis 39875.jpeg
2 Oct 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Tom and Abi's Nursery Witherslack SD434835 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 Sep 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
27 Aug 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD544845 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
5 Aug 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Nectaring on verbena bonariensis.
10 Jul 2022 Swallow-tail Moth 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538842 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell 37344.jpeg
3 Jul 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
12 Mar 2022 March moth 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
29 Jun 2021 Six-spot Burnet 1 Adult Conishead Priory Ulverston SD303761 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
27 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 6 Adult Bowber Head Farm Ravenstonedale NY739033 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
27 Jun 2021 Silver Y 1 Adult Bowber Head Farm Ravenstonedale NY739033 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell First of year
27 Jun 2021 Silver-ground Carpet 1 Adult Bowber Head Farm Ravenstonedale NY739033 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
18 Jun 2021 Brimstone Moth 1 Adult Highgate/Gillinggate Kendal SD514924 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Dodged traffic and flew over New Inn. What a surprise sighting.
30 Aug 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Jenny Brown's Point Silverdale SD466735 VC60 West Lancashire Brian and Lindsey Snell On sunny bank with scabiousa and knapweed.
12 Jul 2020 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
26 Jun 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
15 Jun 2020 Garden Carpet 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
8 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 2 Adult River Kent Kendal SD516948 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
25 May 2020 Six-spot Burnet 1 Adult Clints Quarry Egremont NY007123 VC70 Cumberland Brian and Lindsey Snell Just emerged
15 Jul 2019 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Nobles Park Kendal SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
14 Jul 2019 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
23 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 2 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD594879 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
17 Jun 2019 Angle Shades 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
23 Apr 2019 Angle Shades 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
5 Aug 2018 Silver Y 1 Adult Beetham Mill Beetham SD496799 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
21 Jul 2018 Silver Y 1 Adult Kendal Park Farm Kendal SD533915 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
7 Jul 2018 Silver Y 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Nectaring on mesembryanthemum
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
14 Jun 2018 Silver Y 1 Adult Birchfield Endmoor SD542850 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
8 Jun 2018 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Hatched from pupa beneath apple tree
13 Aug 2017 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Ford Park Ulverston SD292787 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
9 Aug 2017 Elephant Hawk-moth 1 Adult Lowther Castle Gardens Hackthorp NY523236 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillar resting on grass 11484.jpeg
5 Aug 2017 Agriphila tristella 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538842 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Agriphila tristella. Resting on window.
16 Jul 2017 Silver Y 1 Adult Sedgwick House Sedgwick SD508868 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell On sunny bank full of thistles.
8 Jul 2017 Anania Funebris 1 Adult Roudsea Moss and Woods Haverthwaite SD328826 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell White Spotted Sable.On footpath 50 m from car park.
6 Jul 2017 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
28 May 2017 Silver-ground Carpet 1 Adult Endmoor Endmoor, Kendal NY538842 VC70 Cumberland Brian and Lindsey Snell
26 May 2017 Brown Silver-line 1 Adult Town Head Dufton NY707241 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
19 Dec 2016 Emmelina monodactyla 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell moth disturbed during CWT work party.
3 Oct 2016 Silver Y 3 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
4 Jul 2016 Heart and Dart 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Heart and Dart
6 Jun 2016 Buff-tip 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Buff-tip confirmed MC Nov 2016 5379.jpeg
26 May 2018 Eyed Hawk-moth 1 Pupa Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Found pupa below apple tree and kept in jar of soil. Emerged (...) 13333.jpeg

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