Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
11 Jul 2022 Brown China-mark 50 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm, 24 degrees, clouding over about 16.30hrs. Visible in the (...) 37390.jpeg
1 Jul 2022 Six-spot Burnet 40 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD187751 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian At least 40 probably 100s on thistles and fireweed.
31 Jul 2022 Common Carpet 5 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY2061 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze, 3.30 - 5pm. All seen along the "Blue (...) 38166.jpeg
11 Jul 2022 Six-spot Burnet 5 Adult Arnside Signal Box Arnside SD459789 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
1 Jul 2022 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 5 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD187751 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
21 Jul 2022 Aphelia viburnana 3 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274565 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Bilberry Tortrix (Aphelia viburnana)? All three seen flying in (...) 37757.jpeg
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
1 Jul 2022 Cinnabar 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloud, rain showers am, sunny periods pm. SE breeze 15c.
1 Jul 2022 Latticed Heath 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD433820 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips sunny periods 16.30 hrs - 18.00 hrs 15c.
31 Jul 2022 Silver Y 1 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY200614 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, light breeze.
21 Jul 2022 Gold Spangle 1 Adult Lyvennet scrape, east Kings Meaburn NY619202 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 18 degrees - on rough grassland by scrape to East of Lyvennet. (...) 37744.jpeg
21 Jul 2022 Thistle Ermine 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Thistle Ermine (Pyralidae, Myelois circumvoluta). On buddleia at (...) 37740.jpeg
21 Jul 2022 Agriphila tristella 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY27535637 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy One found amongst countless Agriphila straminella in an open (...) 37743.jpeg
21 Jul 2022 Drinker 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY27355692 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on path through the "Marsh Fritillary Meadow" 37742.jpeg
11 Jul 2022 Brimstone Moth 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
1 Jul 2022 Emperor Moth 1 Larva Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD433820 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips sunny periods 16.30 hrs - 18.00 hrs 15c. 37073.jpeg

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