Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
10 Jul 2015 Chimney Sweeper 5 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Brian and Denise Grundy
4 Jul 2019 Elephant Hawk-moth 1 Adult Thacka Beck Penrith NY506306 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 20939.jpeg
4 Jul 2019 Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet 105 Adult Thacka Beck Penrith NY506306 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon Five Spot-Burnet. I stopped counting at 105. well over 200 20832.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Chimney Sweeper 8 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Very windy
20 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY387295 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Seen on a short walk within a small area. 31240.jpeg
30 Sep 2015 Silver Y 3 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY384289 VC70 Cumberland Martin Chadwick
1 Jul 2021 Chimney Sweeper 15 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY389296 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Sunny and warm, 4:15 - 5:30pm.
17 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 10 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY389294 VC70 Cumberland Nicholas Howard Sunny/thundery afternoon.
29 May 2020 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Gowborrow Park Penrith NY401213 VC70 Cumberland Robert Dawson On the woodland fringe where bracken and scrub start coming out (...)
15 Oct 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Town centre Penrith NY518300 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell On Ceanothus.
10 Aug 2017 Common Carpet 3 Adult NY000000 Penrith NY000000 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
10 Aug 2017 Silver Y 4 Adult NY000000 Penrith NY000000 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2015 Silver Y 1 Adult Whale Penrith NY515301 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell

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