Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
3 Jul 2019 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 4 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307537 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. Some unidentified flying Burnet Moths also (...) 20803.jpeg
14 Jul 2021 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 7 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307537 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. 11:30-12:00 and 13:25-13:40.
3 Jul 2019 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 4 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY311538 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SE part of reserve. Some unidentified flying Burnet Moths also (...)
14 Jul 2021 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 9 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY311538 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SE part of reserve. Mostly cloudy but warm, 12:00 - 12:35. 32214.jpeg
7 Jun 2016 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 19 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason Only counted resting moths as several 6 spot present. Could not (...)
18 Jun 2023 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 1 Adult Silver Meadows Nature Reserve Dubwath NY198309 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift On wild valerian
14 Jul 2021 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 6 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307541 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. Increasingly sunny, 12:50 - 13:25. 32219.jpeg
3 Jul 2019 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307541 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. 20degC sunny, light breeze. Some (...)
6 Jul 2017 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. 10315.jpeg
11 Jun 2016 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 250 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason Many more than 250 and more beginning to emerge.
22 Jun 2023 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 1 Adult Woodside Keswick NY222324 VC70 Cumberland Nicole Towler I’ve spotted these a number of times in. Y garden. This is the (...)
18 Jun 2023 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 1 Adult Woodside Bassenthwaite NY222324 VC70 Cumberland Nicole Towler I’ve seen these a number of times in my garden. Photos from (...)
11 Jul 2022 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 3 Adult Newsham Rd Threlkeld NY329248 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Including one very recently emerged from cocoon 37373.jpeg
15 Jun 2016 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 2000 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979219 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason Counted 100 then tried to gauge similar size areas. Suspect a (...)
20 Jul 2023 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 2 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY31115384 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both rather worn. Sunny 17C, around 11:50. 43683.jpeg
20 Jun 2022 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 3 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Siddick NX995305 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh 36909.jpeg
24 Jun 2016 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 59 Adult Walkmill Nature Reserve Whitehaven NY006187 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason

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