Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Pyrausta purpuralis

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
5 May 2017 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny but very winndy
28 May 2022 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY56606144 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Seen fluttering around in the sunshine for several minutes (...) 36023.jpeg
23 Jul 2016 Pyrausta purpuralis 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Pyrausta purpuralis confirmed by MC Nov 2016 6307.jpeg
12 May 2016 Pyrausta purpuralis 5 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Pyrausta purpuralis
16 Jul 2023 Pyrausta purpuralis 3 Adult Grassy Forest Track Kershope NY510808 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown not sure if this is right cloudy windy 15c 11.30. 43309.jpeg
24 Jul 2017 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541786 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Nectaring on beautiful Eyebright flowers.
7 Jul 2023 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Hampsfield/Bishops Allotment Lindale SD404801 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 70% sun 22oC light breeze.
13 Jul 2021 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Burton-in-Kendal SD541780 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 14.15-15.15 Cloudy 32062.jpeg
19 Jul 2023 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439826 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-13.15. 20% sun. 43467.jpeg
18 May 2023 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434882 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 40820.jpeg
17 Aug 2022 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson
27 May 2020 Pyrausta purpuralis 3 Adult Newbiggin Crags Holme SD545799 VC69 Westmorland Barry Dyson
2 Aug 2019 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY38625793 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 22441.jpeg
30 Jul 2018 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Chamley Bank Oxen Park SD322900 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
22 Jul 2018 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Tarn Moor Orton NY675079 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
11 May 2017 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell

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