Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Emperor Moth

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Apr 2015 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Dalton-in-Furness SD199757 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Female on Salix repens. Had looked for this moth at Meathop 2 (...)
6 May 2018 Emperor Moth 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Levens SD447811 VC69 Westmorland Rob McDougall Both males
23 Apr 2019 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD431824 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Male attracted to pheromone lure
18 Jun 2019 Emperor Moth 1 Larva Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter Caterpillar
10 Jul 2019 Emperor Moth 1 Larva Swindale Shap NY504118 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% dull.....caterpillar on food plant
12 Apr 2020 Emperor Moth 6 Adult Rusland Moss NNR Rusland SD334886 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
28 May 2020 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Killington Reservoir shore Old Hutton SD598914 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould Emperor 1 male
25 Jun 2020 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Glenridding Common Glenridding NY359176 VC69 Westmorland Pete Barron
24 Apr 2021 Emperor Moth 3 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429829 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Temperature 17C. Full sun. Several males seen flying including (...)
10 May 2021 Emperor Moth 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD445820 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Several males flying around as we walked along the boardwalk. (...)
30 May 2021 Emperor Moth 2 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD214850 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. 12.30-14.15. 60% sun.
8 May 2022 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD459789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Spotted by Chris B. New hectad according to the atlas, although (...)
9 Apr 2023 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Ravenstonedale NY724060 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows To pheromone lure exposed for 8 minutes
13 May 2023 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Lindale SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
16 May 2023 Emperor Moth 4 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD431826 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick To a pheromone lure.
22 Jun 2023 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD224853 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 24C. 100% sun. Male.
16 Jul 2017 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD459836 VC69 Westmorland Janice Sutton Caterpillar 12331.jpeg
13 May 2018 Emperor Moth 5 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD225856 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 3 males, 1 pair. 100% sun. Wind 2 12984.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Emperor Moth 2 Larva Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY758087 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh Two instar stages present. 31286.jpeg
27 Aug 2021 Emperor Moth 1 Larva Askham fell Penrith NY4879622268 VC69 Westmorland Brian Horn Seen on Askham Fell 34063.jpeg
1 Jul 2022 Emperor Moth 1 Larva Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD433820 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips sunny periods 16.30 hrs - 18.00 hrs 15c. 37073.jpeg
11 May 2017 Emperor Moth 3 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD447820 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 13.30 -14.45pm Two males and one well worn female 8860.gif

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