Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
1 Aug 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult Haverbrack Storth SD485806 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In grassland near top of hill footpath
4 Jul 2023 Silver Y 3 Adult Hutton Park Quarry Clawthorpe SD537782 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
22 Jun 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult White Creek Arnside SD43727753 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On saltmarsh
13 May 2023 Speckled Yellow 2 Adult Yewbarrow Woods Rusland SD3487 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
23 Apr 2023 Common Heath 5 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD43118298 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
22 Oct 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD452783 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Very battered specimen on grass in front garden
10 Oct 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD458788 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Feeding on Red Valerian in house front garden
6 Oct 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Feeding for 10 mins on pink Salvia flowers in garden
1 Oct 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Cartmel village Cartmel SD380787 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Feeding on Verbena bonariensis in garden
26 Aug 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Arnside garden Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Verbena bonariensis 2pm
14 May 2022 Brown Silver-line 10 Adult Lowick Common Lowick Green SD291846 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying around Erica cinerea on warm sunny day.
26 Jul 2021 Silver Y 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY7608 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
24 Apr 2021 Brimstone Moth 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Lindale SD444818 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying and resting in amongst the heather
24 Apr 2021 Latticed Heath 10 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Lindale SD444818 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying and resting on heather on moss
8 Jun 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457777 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
4 Jun 2020 Brown Silver-line 3 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429833 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying on moss
4 Jun 2020 Common Heath 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429833 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying on moss
4 Jun 2020 Grass Wave 3 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429833 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying on mos
2 Jun 2020 Brown Silver-line 4 Adult Barkbooth Lot Winster SD418907 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
2 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Barkbooth Lot Winster SD418907 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Newly emerged and flying- lots
2 Jun 2020 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Winster SD418907 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
2 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Low Ludderburn Winster SD404912 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Newly emerged and flying around garden
31 May 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455777 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020 Cinnabar 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
25 May 2020 Cinnabar 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454778 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Faded
21 Oct 2019 Silver Y 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Bowles Mauve wall flower
11 Sep 2019 Silver Y 1 Adult Halfpenny Endmoor SD5387 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Hedgerow
23 May 2019 Cinnabar 1 Adult Bardsea Ulverston SD3074 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
20 May 2019 Cinnabar 1 Adult Warth farm Endmoor SD556844 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Fresh and flying
23 Sep 2018 Silver Y 1 Adult Hartsop Glennridding NY409132 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In garden on Michaelmas daisy
11 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow NNR Witherslack SD451848 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Fresh and flying fast over my boots
9 Aug 2018 Cinnabar 3 Adult Askam shore Askam SD2077 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Caterpillars on ragwort
9 Aug 2018 Silver Y 10 Adult Askam shore Askam SD2077 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Quite common
6 Aug 2018 Silver Y 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD43928279 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
1 Aug 2018 Silver Y 3 Adult Askam dunes Askam SD2076 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
30 Jul 2018 Burnet Companion 1 Adult Fell End Beetham SD49817774 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Caterpillars on Senecio vulgaris
30 Jul 2018 Silver Y 1 Adult Fell End Beetham SD49817774 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
30 Jul 2018 Cinnabar 2 Adult Field Beetham SD49537936 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Caterpillars on Senecio vulgaris
25 Jul 2018 Silver Y 3 Adult Capes Head Holker SD336786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
13 Jun 2018 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD4891 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
31 May 2018 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Whasset Milnthorpe SD5181 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
19 Jun 2022 Mullein Moth 3 Larva Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Mullein moth caterpillars on plants in my garden
14 Aug 2021 Emperor Moth 1 Larva Gowk Bank Gilsland NY6773 VC70 Cumberland Lynne Farrell Seen by others in botany group- photo by Mike Porter
27 Jul 2021 Cinnabar 2 Larva South Walney NR Barrow-in-Furness SD2262 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell On Ragwort along side track

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