Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
5 Jul 2015 Brown China-mark 10 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488486 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Brown China-mark. All found along the causeway between the (...)
1 Jun 2021 Brown Silver-line 6 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY48514825 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Most found in a small grassy glade. 30745.jpeg
26 May 2017 Brown Silver-line 3 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY487481 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Probably more but only 3 confirmed.
12 Jun 2015 Brown Silver-line 30 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY4848 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Seen throughout the SW area of the plantation.
5 Jul 2015 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488486 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy All found along the causeway between the ponds.
20 Jun 2020 Gold Swift 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY48654809 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Female perched under branch of pine tree. 26794.jpeg
14 Jul 2018 Gold Swift 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY487481 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 15093.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Micropterix aureatella 2 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY48664809 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Two (one caught in spider's web) found along footpath off main (...) 30748.jpeg
28 May 2018 Micropterix aureatella 4 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY489483 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on path through mixed woodland. Photo shows colours (...) 13366.jpeg
31 May 2014 Mother Shipton 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488481 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Specimen in good nick but with only one antenna!
5 Jul 2015 Pammene aurana 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488484 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Orange-spot Piercer (pammene aurana). Not very common in (...) 2665.jpeg
6 Sep 2014 Purple Bar 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488481 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Purple Bar (Cosmorhoe ocellata) #new 1435.jpeg
10 Aug 2022 Silver Y 5 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY489486 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Nectaring on Common Knapweed. 38471.jpeg

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