Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
22 Jun 2016 Six-spot Burnet 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Including mating pair 7480.jpeg
22 Jun 2016 Brimstone Moth 2 Adult Gait Barrows Silverdale SD481771 VC60 West Lancashire Janet Mayes 10;30 very hot 5835.jpeg
12 Jun 2016 Brown Silver-line 15 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD201758 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 17c. Between 11am-12.30pm 5590.jpeg
12 Jun 2016 Ptycholoma lecheana 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY282570 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Brindled Twist (Ptycholoma lecheana) 5581.jpeg
12 Jun 2016 Unlisted 30 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY282570 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Yellow-barred Longhorn. Two separate "swarms" flying at (...) 5580.jpeg
12 Jun 2016 Nemophora degeerella 30 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY282570 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Yellow-barred Longhorn. Two separate "swarms" flying at (...) 5579.jpeg
2 Jun 2016 Crambus perlella 1 Adult Flashbank Wood Levens SD488881 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Crambus pernella 5319.jpeg
2 Jun 2016 Common Marbled Carpet 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD285765 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 3pm. On house wall & then flew to tree trunk. 5316.jpeg
2 Jun 2016 Common Marbled Carpet 1 Adult Ulverston garden Ulverston SD285765 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 3pm. Spotted on house wall 5315.jpeg
2 Jun 2016 Cream Wave 1 Adult Flashbank Wood Levens SD488881 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Cream Wave confirmed by MC Nov 2016 5242.jpeg
2 Jun 2016 Silver-ground Carpet 2 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason Silver-ground Carpet confirmed MC Nov 2016 5236.jpeg
22 Jun 2016 Six-spot Burnet 1 Adult Barker Scar near to caravan site Holker SD335778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
22 Jun 2016 Six-spot Burnet 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
12 Jun 2016 Burnet Companion 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD201758 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 17c. Between 11am-12.30pm
12 Jun 2016 Cinnabar 4 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD201758 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 17c. Between 11am-12.30pm
12 Jun 2016 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD201758 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 17c. Between 11am-12.30pm
12 Jun 2016 Six-spot Burnet 12 Adult Blitterlees Beach Blitterlees NY100525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
12 Jun 2016 Chimney Sweeper 100 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2656 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy The odd one seen in the reserve, but abundant to the west along (...)
12 Jun 2016 Latticed Heath 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY264563 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On the track Studholme
12 Jun 2016 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Berrier NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell Also 6 unidentified Whites
2 Jun 2016 Cinnabar 3 Adult Sellafield Station Calder Bridge NY017038 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson on early morning bird survey
2 Jun 2016 Little Emerald 1 Adult Irton Pike Santon Bridge NY122013 VC70 Cumberland Ewan Munro and Steven Ewing Little Emerald #new
2 Jun 2016 Cinnabar 1 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY082475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
2 Jun 2016 Silver Y 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards

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