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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Sep 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD306746 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
4 Sep 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny and warm.
20 Aug 2023 Common Carpet 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.25-15.00. 21c. 100& sun.
20 Aug 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.25-15.00. 21c. 100& sun.
13 Jul 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD504934 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
13 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 4 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace All on same bush. (verbena?) After dusk.
9 Jul 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Canal Foot path Crooklands SD539820 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
9 Jul 2023 Large Yellow Underwing 4 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c.
9 Jul 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c.
9 Jul 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 22 degrees - sunny.
7 Jul 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
7 Jul 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Roudsea Wood Greenodd SD334818 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
26 Jun 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover
22 Jun 2023 Six-spot Burnet 14 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
15 Jun 2023 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. 23C. 41870.jpeg
12 Jun 2023 Brown Silver-line 4 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 41750.jpeg
12 Jun 2023 Yellow Shell 4 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD187751 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian Hot 25 Deg hazy Sun. No breeze. 41726.jpeg
25 May 2023 Common Carpet 4 Adult Willington wood Ulverston SD293750 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C 100% sun.
20 May 2023 Speckled Yellow 4 Adult Wakebarrow Witherslack SD455864 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
18 May 2023 Speckled Yellow 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434882 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
17 May 2023 Anania Funebris 4 Adult Wakebarrow Witherslack SD4586 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
16 May 2023 Emperor Moth 4 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD431826 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick To a pheromone lure.
30 Jun 2022 Straw Dot 4 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Sunny afternoon, wind dropped 19 degrees. 37034.jpeg
25 Jun 2022 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Meadow High Nibthwaite SD299893 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
24 Jun 2022 Burnet Companion 14 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Cloudy.
22 Jun 2022 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 90% sun gentle breeze.
22 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 4 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 19/20C mostly cloudy
16 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 14 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun.. very fresh.
16 Jun 2022 Clouded Buff 4 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun.. very fresh.
14 Jun 2022 Yellow Shell 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Yewtree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny pm
28 May 2022 Spindle Ermine 4 Larva Kendal Fell edge Golf Course Kendal SD506927 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Probably a week to ten days younger than the colonies recorded a (...) 36049.jpeg
14 May 2022 Anania Funebris 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm day.
23 Jul 2021 Silver Y 4 Adult Whitbarrow Levens SD455861 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC full sun/no wind..
13 Jul 2021 Cinnabar 14 Larva Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.20-14.45. 20c. Moderate breeze.
13 Jul 2021 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny, hot 22oC.
8 Jul 2021 Shaded Broad-bar 4 Adult Southern slag bank Barrow in Furness SD189709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15.15-16.20. 18c. 20% sun.
7 Jul 2021 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Bowber Head Farm Ravenstonedale NY738033 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick In CWT Bowber Head Farm meadows between the farm house and (...)
28 Jun 2021 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Flashbank Wood Levens SD488883 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey . Overcast, still, 24deg.C 31539.jpeg
22 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 4 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow in Furness SD206686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
9 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
9 Jun 2021 Mother Shipton 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 14.00 to 16.00 with three other observers. Most of northern slag (...)
23 Apr 2021 Common Heath 4 Adult Killington Kendal SD597913 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
9 Sep 2020 Silver Y 4 Adult Bridleway Ulverston SD284752 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace From White gill Lane to Red lane.
19 Aug 2020 Antler Moth 4 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD392737 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Including a pair in. cop. 28808.jpeg
7 Aug 2020 Shaded Broad-bar 4 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727068 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloudy then sunny periods. Max temp 21c
31 Jul 2020 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Smardale NNR Smardale NY738081 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh 2 mating pairs 28193.jpeg
29 Jul 2020 Antler Moth 4 Adult Grizedale Forest Coniston SD329976 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
20 Jul 2020 Shaded Broad-bar 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Windy. Mostly dull.
16 Jul 2020 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 1 hour in mid afternoon. t18C. 10% sunshine.
6 Jul 2020 Silver Y 4 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2020 Silver Y 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17-18c. 80% sun. 13.35-15.30.
1 Jul 2020 Silver Y 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes in and around the quarry late afternoon. Temp 20C, (...)
26 Jun 2020 Silver Y 4 Adult Wharton Tarn Skelwith Bridge SD331987 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
24 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 14 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 10.00 a.m. visit. Hot. Full sun.
19 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 14 Adult Fisher Tarn Kendal SD5592 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
7 Jun 2020 Burnet Companion 4 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD205687 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50% sun. 12.25-13.30. Quite worn.
2 Jun 2020 Brown Silver-line 4 Adult Barkbooth Lot Winster SD418907 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
31 May 2020 Forester 4 Adult Lawson Park East of Lake, Coniston SD3171395111 VC69 Westmorland Karen Guthrie 26117.jpeg
30 May 2020 Common Heath 4 Adult Rusland Heights Finsthwaite SD353885 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
20 May 2020 Cinnabar 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 21c. 11.10-13.10 circular walk.
20 Sep 2019 Silver Y 4 Adult Latterbarrow Hawkshead Hawkshead SD362991 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
25 Aug 2019 Silver Y 4 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY728065 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28oC Full sun.
1 Jul 2019 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Breezy with drizzle.
30 Jun 2019 Burnet Companion 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190709 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
26 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Penny Bridge School meadow Penny Bridge SD311826 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
22 Jun 2019 Cinnabar 4 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jun 2019 Cinnabar 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace South slag bank. Full sun. Breezy.
19 Jun 2019 Cinnabar 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace North slag bank. Full sun. 75 mins.
18 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 14 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
18 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards sunny and warm
17 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 14 Adult Low Dale Park Rusland SD3530391637 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Overcast, 14c, very windy
17 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 14 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Rusland SD3556491200 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Overcast, 14c, very windy. Path through bracken and scrub
17 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Thwaite Head Fell Rusland SD3497391099 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Overcast, 16c, windy
16 Jun 2019 Clouded Border 4 Adult Kentmere Lake Staveley NY454029 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 18.40-17.30 Wet 19600.jpeg
15 May 2019 Brown Silver-line 4 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Hot
14 May 2019 Anania Funebris 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm
28 Apr 2019 Common Heath 4 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Aug 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult River Lowther Whale NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
11 Aug 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Aug 2018 Udea lutealis 4 Adult The Tarn Urswick SD271744 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 4-4.30pm. Partial sun.
5 Aug 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 60% sun
1 Aug 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett
30 Jul 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD336786 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
27 Jul 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 27oC sunny
26 Jul 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
24 Jul 2018 Udea lutealis 4 Adult The Tarn Urswick SD271744 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 30 min walk. 50% sun. 23c. Minimum 4. Flew out of brambles.
7 Jul 2018 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Barkbooth Lot Bowland Bridge SD415907 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
7 Jul 2018 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Barkbooth Lot Bowland Bridge SD415907 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
2 Jul 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD205684 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 80 min walk. 26C
2 Jul 2018 Six-spot Burnet 54 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD205684 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Minimum. 80 min walk. 26C
1 Jul 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY760082 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
12 Jun 2018 Cinnabar 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 25c. Overcast. 3 on same plant- newly emerged?
10 Jun 2018 Brown Silver-line 4 Adult River Duddon Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD224961 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
8 Jun 2018 Brown Silver-line 4 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD3187 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley (Argent
6 Jun 2018 Brown China-mark 4 Adult Claife Heights Brown Stone Moss Far Sawrey SD381975 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley
5 Jun 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Swindale Burnbanks NY522141 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jun 2018 Cinnabar 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Peter Hughes Warm and sunny. Walked length and breadth of site over a couple (...) 13556.jpeg
29 May 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Hutton Roof NNR Hutton Roof SD540775 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.30-9.30 am. !00% sun.
22 May 2018 Burnet Companion 4 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD167706 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90 min walk. 100% sun.
20 May 2018 Burnet Companion 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 10.00-12.30
19 Sep 2017 Silver Y 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace East of bridge. 2 hours. Sunny intervals.
26 Jun 2017 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard cloudy and cool
14 Jun 2017 Burnet Companion 14 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 120 mins. 80% overcast but temp in mid teens.
7 Jun 2017 Common Heath 14 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 May 2017 Common Heath 14 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY579257 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 12 males, 2 females.
9 May 2017 Speckled Yellow 14 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436865 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 13oC 60% sun.
9 May 2017 Speckled Yellow 4 Adult Township Plantation The Howe SD452884 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very sunny, warm
20 Sep 2016 Nettle-tap Moth 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.40-2.20pm. 80% sunshine. Nettle tap.
13 Sep 2016 Silver Y 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
13 Sep 2016 Silver Y 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very humid day
23 Aug 2016 Silver Y 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny. 20c. One hour.
31 Jul 2016 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD452769 VC69 Westmorland Iain Rogerson
12 Jun 2016 Cinnabar 4 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD201758 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 17c. Between 11am-12.30pm
11 Jun 2016 Elephant Hawk-moth 4 Adult Haverthwaite garden Haverthwaite SD348841 VC69 Westmorland Alexander Fell Moth Trap Also 4 Poplar Hawk 1 Small Elephant Hawk, 2 Buff tip 1 (...)
6 Jun 2016 Cinnabar 4 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD5987 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, light breeze, 29deg. C. 13.15-14.45.
30 May 2016 Burnet Companion 4 Adult Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Slag banks north of the railway bridge in 2 hours
23 May 2016 Anania Funebris 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
2 Nov 2015 Silver Y 4 Adult Whale Whale NY522216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 15oC sunny. On late flowering Oilseed Rape flowers
8 Oct 2015 Silver Y 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
24 Aug 2015 Silver Y 4 Adult Urswick Tarn Urswick SD272742 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
29 Jul 2015 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD390739 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
25 Jul 2015 Six-spot Burnet 24 Adult Haweswater Burnbanks NY500160 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2015 Swallow-tail Moth 4 Adult Linnet Grove Kendal SD526908 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden Swallowtail Moth 3051.jpeg
4 Jul 2015 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Backbarrow SD360842 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still, overcast, 20deg.C.
4 Jul 2015 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD335874 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still, overcast, 20deg.C.
30 Jun 2014 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD493930 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
30 Jun 2014 Common Heath 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD4481 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey
17 Jun 2014 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
16 May 2014 Anania Funebris 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Great to see this spectacular litttle moth.
28 Feb 2024 Fox Moth 4 Larva Little Calva Bassenthwaite NY278315 VC70 Cumberland D Jackson, Barbara Dixon Widespread, active. Overcast, near snow line, hardly above zero (...) 45945.jpeg
17 Sep 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY308538 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown overcast 17c light breeze
25 Aug 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Gosling Sike Carlisle NY409586 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
16 Jul 2023 Cinnabar 4 Larva Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
9 Jul 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Crosscanonby Nature Reserve Crosscanonby NY064396 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
2 Jul 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny, count straight after heavy shower .saw m/large fritillary (...)
25 May 2023 Brown Silver-line 14 Adult Jockey Shield area Castle Carrock NY562557 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
7 Oct 2021 Ruby Tiger 4 Larva Kingstown Wildlife Pond Carlisle NY39355879 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Presumably a later instar than the one found at the same spot on (...) 34764.jpeg
7 Jul 2021 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Cumbria Way - Rose Bridge Rose Castle NY375459 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift
31 Mar 2021 Emperor Moth 4 Adult Crookburn Pike, Geltsdale Brampton NY5953 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Four males skimming over the fells
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 (...)
14 May 2020 Speckled Yellow 4 Adult Whinlatter Forest Park Cockermouth NY182266 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
14 Nov 2019 Northern Winter Moth 4 Adult Talkin Tarn Brampton NY542590 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy All found on fenceposts at the edge of woodland to the west of (...) 24487.jpeg
4 Aug 2019 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD063971 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
31 Jul 2019 Silver Y 4 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX945135 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson On brambles
30 Jul 2019 Six-spot Burnet 14 Adult Irt Estuary Drigg SD055980 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
3 Jul 2019 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 4 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY311538 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SE part of reserve. Some unidentified flying Burnet Moths also (...)
3 Jul 2019 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 4 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307537 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. Some unidentified flying Burnet Moths also (...) 20803.jpeg
28 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 14 Adult Orton Moss NR Great Orton NY339543 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.40-11.50am sunny and warm. Probably many more.
25 Jun 2019 Common Heath 4 Adult Great Crag Rosthwaite NY272143 VC70 Cumberland Jeremy Bartlett
10 Jun 2019 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Troutdale Troutdale, Borrowdale NY261175 VC70 Cumberland Alex Helliwell
4 Sep 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084476 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Jun 2018 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Grune Point Skinburness NY142569 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 14528.jpeg
5 Jun 2018 Six-spot Burnet 104 Larva Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 4 final instar larvae. I stopped counting the very numerous (...) 13980.jpeg
4 Jun 2018 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Talkin Tarn Brampton NY545584 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy In meadow at south end of tarn.
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
2 Nov 2017 Dahlica inconspicuella 4 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274563 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Four were found along a fence in the block of broadleaf woodland (...) 12579.jpeg
10 Aug 2017 Silver Y 4 Adult NY000000 Penrith NY000000 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2017 Silver Y 4 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY124558 VC70 Cumberland Linda & Arthur Pennington
8 Aug 2017 Stenoptylia pterodactyla 4 Adult Talkin Tarn Brampton NY548586 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy In a meadow near the tarn (10 minute count)
16 Jul 2017 Evergestis pallidata 4 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386597 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Four in the small plantation to the south of the track to (...) 10611.jpeg
6 Jul 2017 Silver Y 4 Adult Low Ploughlands Kirkbampton NY279567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
9 Jun 2017 Silver-ground Carpet 4 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY063331 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
31 May 2017 Cinnabar 4 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 9517.jpeg
23 Jun 2016 Chimney Sweeper 4 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Wythop Mill NY175284 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
14 Jun 2016 Silver Hook 4 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY255588 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Along the path to the viewing platform.
7 Jun 2016 Six-spot Burnet 74 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason Only counted resting moths, most mating, as a few 5 spots have (...)
26 Oct 2015 Silver Y 4 Adult Flimby beach Flimby NY017333 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
30 Sep 2015 Silver Y 4 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY466544 VC70 Cumberland Cilla Stanger-Moore Feeding on helenium, erysimum and asters
31 Aug 2015 Silver Y 4 Adult Steelworks Site Workington NX985271 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
12 Jun 2015 Common Heath 4 Adult Glenderaterra Keswick NY293284 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan
12 Jun 2015 Common Heath 4 Adult Skiddaw House Keswick NY301316 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan
13 Jul 2014 Phiaris shulziana 4 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY234596 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Phiaris schulziana. Four seen flying in late afternoon sunshine (...) 960.jpeg
27 Jun 2014 Purple-bordered Gold 4 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY231602 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy A rubbish photo, but justified on scarcity grounds! 823.jpeg
14 Jun 2014 Latticed Heath 4 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY071323 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
14 Jun 2014 Cinnabar 4 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993297 VC70 Cumberland Martin Chadwick

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