Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
20 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult Swindale Penrith NY515130 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass A large number active in the afternoon 26834.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 12 Adult Bird's Park Reservoir and Paddy Lane Kendal SD5393 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
20 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 10 Adult Grassguards Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD224979 VC70 Cumberland Roger Fellows Along the track and hereabouts. Nearer twenty, but not counted (...)
20 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 8 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
20 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 7 Adult Lark's Meadow farm Newbiggin-on-Lune NY6806 VC69 Westmorland Jonathan Fenton
20 Jun 2020 Silver Y 3 Adult Lark's Meadow farm Newbiggin-on-Lune NY6806 VC69 Westmorland Jonathan Fenton
20 Jun 2020 Silver Y 2 Adult High Arnside Tarn Skelwith Bridge NY330010 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
20 Jun 2020 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Disturbed while cutting grass
20 Jun 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Siddick Workington NX997305 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
20 Jun 2020 Argyresthia conjugella 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY49604853 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Argyresthia conjugella (Apple Fruit Moth) 26795.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Gold Swift 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY48654809 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Female perched under branch of pine tree. 26794.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Orthotaenia undulana 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY49174816 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Thought to be Orthotaenia undulana but perhaps Celypha (...) 26796.jpeg
20 Jun 2020 Red-necked Footman 1 Adult Green Crag Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD215988 VC70 Cumberland Roger Fellows Nectaring on Foxglove
20 Jun 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Garden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels

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