Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Green Carpet

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
10 Jul 2023 Green Carpet 1 Adult Whitbarrow Scar Levens SD446859 VC69 Westmorland Peter Ritson AM on fence post
9 May 2023 Green Carpet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 14.30-15.45. 15C. 100% sun. 40593.jpeg
23 Jun 2022 Green Carpet 1 Adult Raven Crag Keswick NY298200 VC70 Cumberland Roger Fellows
8 Sep 2021 Red-green Carpet 1 Adult New Bridge Sedbergh SD664919 VC65 North-west Yorkshire M & G Tordoff Found on car door parked under oaks 34392.jpeg
27 Jun 2021 Green Carpet 2 Adult Field High Nibthwaite SD300874 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace East of High wood. 31485.jpeg
3 Aug 2020 Green Carpet 1 Adult Footpath Force Forge SD335909 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Just after path divides to go South to force forge. Just west of (...) 28289.jpeg
20 Jul 2020 Green Carpet 10 Adult Near Bassenthwaite Keswick NY224362 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Lots of different moths flying around the heather at ~ 400m at (...) 27834.jpeg
13 May 2020 Green Carpet 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
27 Dec 2019 Red-green Carpet 1 Adult 16 LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick Seen on outside of glass door panel on a mild damp evening (...) 24500.jpeg
13 Nov 2019 Red-green Carpet 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38605799 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found very close to the specimen reported on 26/10/19 - perhaps (...) 24485.jpeg
26 Oct 2019 Red-green Carpet 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38595800 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on fencepost at woodland edge. 24431.jpeg
22 Jun 2019 Green Carpet 1 Adult Natty Bridge Broughton in Furness SD240939 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
5 Jun 2018 Green Carpet 1 Adult Claife Heights area Far Sawrey SD383961 VC69 Westmorland Tony Moverley Disturbed and landed on wall
11 Sep 2017 Red-green Carpet 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) found perched on a (...) 12186.jpeg
18 Jul 2017 Green Carpet 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY273567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On fencepost in woodland. Very faded.
7 Jun 2017 Green Carpet 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY273567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Faded
31 May 2017 Green Carpet 1 Adult Low Ploughlands Kirkbampton NY279567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Near the ponds
23 Jun 2016 Green Carpet 1 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY368516 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
23 May 2016 Green Carpet 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards It was a strange colour of green - maybe very fresh.
9 Jul 2015 Green Carpet 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY490482 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Faded specimen.
6 Jul 2015 Green Carpet 1 Adult Cautley Spout Sedbergh SD6897 VC65 North-west Yorkshire Roger Fellows
22 Jul 2014 Green Carpet 1 Adult Cumrew Fell Castle Carrock NY573505 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan
17 Jul 2014 Green Carpet 1 Adult Cold Fell Hallbankgate NY604566 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 991.jpeg
24 Jun 2014 Green Carpet 1 Adult Disused Railway Storth SD472802 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows

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