Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
31 Jul 2020 Ancylis badiana 1 Adult Kingsmoor Sidings Carlisle NY385577 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts Thanks CM 28322.jpeg
31 Jul 2020 Argyresthia brockeella 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY49624854 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy 28167.jpeg
1 Jul 2020 Burnet Companion 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Chadwick circle
31 Jul 2020 Celypha lacunana 1 Adult Brick Kiln Lane Ulverston SD297768 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 7.25-8.10am. 50% sun. 20c.
1 Jul 2020 Celypha lacunana 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Found in veg patch. 27309.jpeg
1 Jul 2020 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
31 Jul 2020 Common Carpet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
31 Jul 2020 Dun-bar 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY49414853 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found by small footpath off the main track through the woods. 28168.jpeg
11 Jul 2020 Fan-foot 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Fan-foot. 27486.jpeg
31 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Papcastle Cockermouth NY109313 VC70 Cumberland Peter Thorpe Seen in our back garden on the Buddleia 28237.jpeg
21 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Kendal SD454847 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 21c. Possibly 3
21 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
1 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Hayes Garden Centre Ambleside NY376035 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
31 Jul 2020 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Garden, West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter On Buddleia flowers.
21 Jul 2020 Northern Spinach 10 Adult Near Bassenthwaite Keswick NY224362 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Lots of different moths flying around the heather at ~ 400m at (...)
21 Jul 2020 Pammene aurita 1 Adult Low Gelt Bridge Brampton NY52025910 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Pammene aurita found on nettles by the side of a minor road near (...) 27840.jpeg
11 Jul 2020 Phiaris palustrana 1 Adult Miltonrigg Wood Brampton NY56486180 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found close to those reported on 14/6/20, again on Rhododendron (...) 27487.jpeg
31 Jul 2020 Shaded Broad-bar 1 Adult Smardale NNR Smardale NY738081 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh
31 Jul 2020 Shaded Broad-bar 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20. 100% sun. 25c.
1 Jul 2020 Shaded Broad-bar 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17-18c. 80% sun. 13.35-15.30.
31 Jul 2020 Silver Y 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.50-12.20. 100% sun. 25c.
31 Jul 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Kingsmoor Sidings Carlisle NY385577 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts 28249.jpeg
21 Jul 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD170709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.45- 14.35. 17c. 100% sun. Worn.
21 Jul 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Sandylands Kendal SD529931 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
11 Jul 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Helsington Church Brigsteer SD489889 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
1 Jul 2020 Silver Y 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17-18c. 80% sun. 13.35-15.30.
1 Jul 2020 Silver Y 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes in and around the quarry late afternoon. Temp 20C, (...)
1 Jul 2020 Silver Y 18 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson lost count
1 Jul 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
31 Jul 2020 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Smardale NNR Smardale NY738081 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh 2 mating pairs 28193.jpeg
21 Jul 2020 Six-spot Burnet 2 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD170709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.45- 14.35. 17c. 100% sun. 27848.jpeg
1 Jul 2020 Six-spot Burnet 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17-18c. 80% sun. 13.35-15.30.
31 Jul 2020 Straw Dot 1 Adult Kingsmoor Sidings Carlisle NY385577 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
21 Jul 2020 Twin-spot Carpet 10 Adult Near Bassenthwaite Keswick NY224362 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Lots of different moths flying around the heather at ~ 400m at (...)
11 Jul 2020 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Undermillbeck Common Winster SD418955 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Mostly cloudy 15c