Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Hummingbird Hawk-moth

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
7 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Front garden on Phlox late evening Kendal SD517916 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Baker Hummingbird Hawk Moth
14 Sep 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Bowston, Kendal SD497966 VC69 Westmorland Claire Gillham Feeding on phlox
24 Jul 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD5093 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Feeding on hare bells
10 Jul 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Castle Howe Kendal SD5121092434 VC69 Westmorland Dan Hill Around garden wall 37285.jpeg
20 Apr 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Mealbank Kendal SD542958 VC69 Westmorland Colin Hunter Sunny morning. Temp. 9deg c.
21 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Kendal SD454847 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 21c. Possibly 3
14 Jun 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould In garden
15 Jul 2019 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Nobles Park Kendal SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
18 Sep 2015 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Red Valerian, 6 pm, cloud/sun. The fourth seen on (...)
16 Jul 2015 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Feeding on Red Valerian. 3rd in the garden this year.
8 Jul 2015 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Trying to escape from our glazed in porch. Second one this year. (...)
24 Jun 2015 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Red Valerian, Centranthus ruber. 19.30, 16 deg.C, (...)
6 Oct 2014 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Kendal garden yard Kendal SD510933 VC69 Westmorland Clare Satterthwaite Feeding from purple flowers

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