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Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
1 Jun 2022	Speckled Yellow	30	Adult	Newlands Beck embankment	Thornthwaite	NY237247	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Many flying in the afternoon.
20 Jun 2022	Six-spot Burnet	18	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Siddick	NX995305	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh
4 Jul 2023	Six-spot Burnet	12	Adult	Oldside	Workington	NX996307	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh
15 Jun 2022	Six-spot Burnet	12	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Siddick	NX995305	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Some cocoons still occupied and others emerging with active (...)
17 Jun 2020	Chimney Sweeper	12	Adult	Ashness Bridge NT Car Park	Keswick	NY269196	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Including mating pair
8 Jun 2023	Nemophora degeerella	6	Adult	Cummacatta WoodGrange	Grange in Borrowdale	NY253168	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Dancing in dappled shade. Between the two Bowderstone N.T. car (...)
9 Jun 2022	Nettle-tap Moth	6	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Cliburn	NY575257	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh
24 Aug 2023	Pyrausta aurata	3	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD452779	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	On marjoram plants. Same place as in previous years.
11 Jul 2022	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	3	Adult	Newsham Rd	Threlkeld	NY329248	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Including one very recently emerged from cocoon
20 Jun 2022	Cinnabar	3	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Siddick	NX995305	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	On Ragwort
20 Jun 2022	Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet	3	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Siddick	NX995305	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh
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 (...)
24 Jul 2023	Silver Y	2	Adult	Cummacatta Wood	Grange-in-Borrowdale	NY255169	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh
4 Jul 2023	Six-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Flimby beach	Flimby	NY008325	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Only two adults seen but scores of empty cocoons.
23 Jul 2022	Shaded Broad-bar	2	Adult	A66 road verge	Keswick	NY252242	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Overcast. Beside busy A road.
23 Jun 2022	Yellow Shell	2	Adult	Smardale Gill	Smardale	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Secretive as usual
16 Jun 2022	Cinnabar	2	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Siddick	NX992298	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Sunny, mild breeze
15 Jun 2022	Yellow Shell	2	Adult	Oldside Wind Farm	Siddick	NX992298	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Sunny, mild breeze. Unable to get clear photo
14 Jun 2022	Cinnabar	2	Adult		Crosscanonby	NY066400	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	In long grass, ~ 100yds from each other
26 Jun 2020	Six-spot Burnet	2	Adult	Loweswater	Thackthwaite	NY147225	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Just before rain started in the morning
21 Apr 2024	Unlisted	1	Adult	Pow Beck	Portinscale	NY246240	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Epinotia immundana. Sitting on a small Alder branch
20 Apr 2024	Esperia sulphurella	1	Adult	Garden	Portinscale	NY249238	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	On a bird bath in the sun in the morning. I haven't seen one (...)
11 Dec 2023	Caloptilia stigmatella	1	Adult	Portinscale	Portinscale	NY248237	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Caloptilia stigmatella On an internal wall of our house. Very (...)
24 Aug 2023	Silver Y	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD452779	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Very few butterflies seen in spite of calm day and sunshine.
17 Aug 2023	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve	Bowness-on-Solway	NY207617	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh
7 Aug 2023	Shaded Broad-bar	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727068	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Adjacent to old Railway track. Very worn
7 Aug 2023	Udea lutealis	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Kirkby Stephen	NY727068	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Adjacent to old Railway track
24 Jul 2023	Blue-bordered Carpet	1	Adult	Borrowdale	Grange in Borrowdale	NY252168	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Blue-bordered Carpet Moth. In woodland, between road and (...)
24 Jul 2023	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Borrowdale	Grange in Borrowdale	NY252168	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	In woodland, resting on bracken.
4 Jul 2023	Cinnabar	1	Larva	Oldside	Workington	NX996307	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh
28 Jun 2023	Nettle-tap Moth	1	Adult	Pow Beck	Portinscale	NY248245	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	First of the year for me.
28 Jun 2023	Silver Y	1	Adult	Pow Beck	Portinscale	NY248245	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh
28 Jun 2023	Small Dotted Buff	1	Adult	Pow Beck	Portinscale	NY248245	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	I believe Small Dotted Buff. At base of rushes.
20 Jun 2023	Pyrausta cingulata	1	Adult	Whitbarrow Hervey Reserve	Witherslack	SD441867	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Pyrausta cingulata. Close to the Hervey memorial. In sunshine (...)
17 Jun 2023	Clouded Border	1	Adult	Drumburgh Moss	Drumburgh	NY254587	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Near parking area
17 Jun 2023	Smoky Wave	1	Adult	Drumburgh Moss	Drumburgh	NY254587	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Smoky Wave, (as ID'd by Brian Hancock).
30 May 2023	Celypha lacunana	1	Adult	Oldside	Siddick	NX994302	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh
27 May 2023	Anania Funebris	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440826	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh
11 Apr 2023	Twenty-plume Moth	1	Adult	Our House	Portinscale	NY246243	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	On internal wall of house
19 Aug 2022	Pyrausta aurata	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD452772	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	On Marjoram.
13 Aug 2022	Argyresthia geodartella	1	Adult	Portinscale	Portinscale	NY246242	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Early morning
13 Aug 2022	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Portinscale	Portinscale	SD452773	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Free flying, early am
11 Aug 2022	Pyrausta aurata	1	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD451772	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Feeding on Marjoram
9 Jul 2022	Argyresthia goedartella	1	Adult	Braithwaite Moss	Braithwaite	NY244247	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	On Alder Leaf. One only seen but there could have been (...)
7 Jul 2022	Latticed Heath	1	Adult	St Bees Head	Sandwith	NX944143	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Sunshine. On lane between Tranflatt Hall Farm and Lighthouse
7 Jul 2022	Silver-ground Carpet	1	Adult	St Bees Head	Sandwith	NX944143	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Sunshine. On lane between Tranflatt Hall Farm and Lighthouse
23 Jun 2022	Brimstone Moth	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Smardale	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh
23 Jun 2022	Smoky Wave	1	Adult	Smardale Gill	Smardale	NY728070	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Smoky Wave (ID confirmed by Liz Still)
4 Jun 2022	Chimney Sweeper	1	Adult	Grange-in-Borrowdale	Grange-in-Borrowdale	NY256172	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	My first of the year in a river side meadow.
3 Jun 2022	Foxglove Pug	1	Adult	House	Portinscale	NY250238	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	On house wall this afternoon.
2 Jun 2022	Burnet Companion	1	Adult	Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve	Millom	SD182781	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Flying in sunshine
15 Apr 2022	Esperia sulphurella	1	Adult	How Farm, Our house,next to	Portinscale	NY247243	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	On the inside of a window.
14 Apr 2022	Dyseriocrania subpurpurella	1	Adult	Powter Howe	Thornthwaite	NY222267	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Flew just in front of me then crawling on the ground. ID'd by (...)
9 May 2020	Common Carpet	1	Adult	Braithwaite Moss	Portinscale	NY243249	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Flying around at approx 8.30am today
9 Jul 2018	Drinker	1	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY274568	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Resting on rush in afternoon light
5 Jul 2018	Hummingbird Hawk-moth	1	Adult	Garden, next to How Farm	Portinscale	NY247243	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	My garden Feeding on Verbena Boniarensis and Buddleia
13 Jul 2017	Clouded Magpie	1	Adult	Great Wood, Borrowdale	Keswick	NY271214	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Clouded Magpie Moth. On footpath just South of the Car Park

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