Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Cinnabar

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
4 Aug 2023 Cinnabar 16 Pupa Whitelyne Kershope Forestry NY565786 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown in one small patch despite widespread ragwort
16 Jul 2023 Cinnabar 4 Larva Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
4 Jul 2023 Cinnabar 1 Larva Oldside Workington NX996307 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh 42661.jpeg
2 Jul 2023 Cinnabar 2 Larva Wild Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
22 Jun 2023 Cinnabar 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
1 Aug 2022 Cinnabar 2 Larva Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Larvae on Ragwort 38743.jpeg
15 Jul 2022 Cinnabar 1 Larva Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
14 Jul 2022 Cinnabar 1 Larva Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38575770 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On ground vegetation in the central open area of the reserve. 37426.jpeg
25 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38645794 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On waste ground opposite recyling plant. 36915.jpeg
23 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Thirlmere Keswick NY305190 VC70 Cumberland Roger Fellows
20 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 3 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Siddick NX995305 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh On Ragwort 36912.jpeg
16 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Siddick NX992298 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Sunny, mild breeze 36398.jpeg
14 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 2 Adult Crosscanonby NY066400 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh In long grass, ~ 100yds from each other 36358.jpeg
26 Jul 2021 Cinnabar 1 Larva Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Many ragwort plants, but just one larva found. 32779.jpeg
16 Jul 2021 Cinnabar 100 Larva Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.30-11.30am sunny and warm, light breeze. Far too many larvae (...)
11 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Adult Workington Railway Station Workington NX995288 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh In land adjacent to BR car park
5 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY386579 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 30819.jpeg
4 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029360 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, but breezy. 3:40-5:10pm. 30909.jpeg
29 May 2021 Cinnabar 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Allonby NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Georgina Collins 30661.jpeg
9 Jul 2020 Cinnabar 100 Adult Cummacatta Wood Keswick NY253166 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Large numbers of caterpillars on Ragwort 27462.jpeg
25 Jun 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Cummacatta Wood Keswick NY254170 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
23 Jun 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
20 Jun 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Siddick Workington NX997305 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
18 Jun 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Kingmoor NR Carlisle NY387577 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
16 Jun 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Sandwith Sandwith NX958149 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
2 Jun 2020 Cinnabar 2 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
31 May 2020 Cinnabar 2 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY254169 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
26 May 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Kingstown Industrial Estate Carlisle NY38575913 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found along the track from Kingmoor South to Kingmoor North. 25807.jpeg
15 May 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange in Borrowdale NY255171 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
25 Aug 2019 Cinnabar 10 Larva Skinburness Silloth NY126561 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Larvae on Ragwort. Seen along 2000m of coast pathway, (...)
15 Jul 2019 Cinnabar 200 Larva Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Larvae. A very low estimate of numbers seen.
15 Jul 2019 Cinnabar 50 Larva West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 3-4.30pm, sunny periods, warm with light breeze. Larvae. A low (...)
3 Jul 2019 Cinnabar 2 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY256171 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
25 Jun 2019 Cinnabar 1 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange-in-Borrowdale NY255170 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
22 Jun 2019 Cinnabar 1 Adult Sunny Bank St John's in the Vale NY316215 VC70 Cumberland L Swift
9 Jun 2019 Cinnabar 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 19411.jpeg
9 Jun 2019 Cinnabar 2 Adult Irton Fell Nether Wasdale NY122020 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter
21 May 2019 Cinnabar 1 Adult Borrowdale Grange-in-Borrowdale NY261175 VC70 Cumberland Jocelyn Pye Appeared bright red in flight. 19295.jpeg
25 Jul 2018 Cinnabar 18 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX992299 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am - 12.30pm sunny but quite breezy. LARVAE.
9 Jul 2018 Cinnabar 10 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Larvae 14939.jpeg
9 Jun 2018 Cinnabar 5 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD1778 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Full sun, 23 degrees
7 Jun 2018 Cinnabar 25 Adult Silloth coastal dunes south harbour Silloth NY104533 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy In dunes south of the harbour, mainly near the car park.
31 May 2017 Cinnabar 1 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY127019 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
31 May 2017 Cinnabar 4 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY096505 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 9517.jpeg
11 Jun 2016 Cinnabar 1 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
2 Jun 2016 Cinnabar 3 Adult Sellafield Station Calder Bridge NY017038 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson on early morning bird survey
2 Jun 2016 Cinnabar 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY082475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 May 2016 Cinnabar 1 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979210 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
29 May 2016 Cinnabar 1 Adult Grune Point Silloth NY128567 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan
25 May 2016 Cinnabar 1 Adult Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY123016 VC70 Cumberland Ewan Munro
22 May 2016 Cinnabar 1 Adult Derwent Howe Workington NX991278 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton first of the year for me
28 Jun 2015 Cinnabar 1 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Whitehaven NX979217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
28 Jun 2015 Cinnabar Adult Ulpha Quarry Ulpha SD202946 VC70 Cumberland James Brockbank
11 Jun 2015 Cinnabar 1 Adult Ulpha Quarry Ulpha SD203946 VC70 Cumberland James Brockbank
1 Jun 2015 Cinnabar 1 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY402557 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy In the central scrubby area of the reserve 2085.jpeg
20 Jun 2014 Cinnabar 300 Adult Lowca Brows Whitehaven NX978214 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
14 Jun 2014 Cinnabar 2 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
8 Jun 2014 Cinnabar 6 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX994303 VC70 Cumberland Stephen Lowther
6 Jun 2014 Cinnabar 6 Adult Soddy Gap Little Broughton NY078328 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
5 Jun 2014 Cinnabar 1 Adult Grune Point Silloth NY133565 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan Cloudy, breezy.
30 May 2014 Cinnabar 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Carlisle NY307543 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan

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