Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Micropterix aureatella

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
12 Jun 2022 Micropterix aureatella 1 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY36475167 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On low vegetation near pond. 36293.jpeg
28 May 2022 Micropterix aureatella 1 Adult Miltonrigg Wood Brampton NY56476183 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found in clearing across the road from the Miltonrigg Wood car (...) 36022.jpeg
1 Jun 2021 Micropterix aureatella 2 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY48664809 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Two (one caught in spider's web) found along footpath off main (...) 30748.jpeg
29 May 2021 Micropterix aureatella 5 Adult Miltonrigg Wood Brampton NY56486182 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Five in a woodland clearing over the road from the main car (...) 30658.jpeg
14 Jun 2020 Micropterix aureatella 3 Adult Miltonrigg Wood Brampton NY558613 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Three seen from path through the wood over a distance of about (...) 26481.jpeg
29 May 2020 Micropterix aureatella 1 Adult New Ploughlands Kirkbampton NY28015674 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 25955.jpeg
28 May 2020 Micropterix aureatella 1 Adult Miltonrigg Wood Brampton NY55916142 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 25912.jpeg
15 Jun 2019 Micropterix aureatella 1 Adult Miltonrigg Wood Brampton NY564618 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on the Miltonrigg Wood car park fence 19551.jpeg
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
26 May 2018 Micropterix aureatella 3 Adult Miltonrigg Wood Brampton NY558608 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Micropterix aureatella (Yellow-barred Gold). Three in close (...) 13332.jpeg
5 Jun 2018 Micropterix aureatella 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY273567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Perched on fencepost in woods to the north of Little Bampton (...)

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