Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jun 2023 Straw Dot 2 Adult Walton Moss edge Brampton NY517672 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown
26 Jun 2023 Straw Dot 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42429.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Straw Dot 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42414.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Silver Y 15 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Including mating pair 43239.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Silver Y 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD4481 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
26 Jun 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover
26 Jun 2023 Purple-bordered Gold 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD4481 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 42439.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Marbled White Spot 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Marbled White Spot. Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional (...) 42434.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Crummock water Buttermere NY1604117322 VC70 Cumberland Ian Haverly Thought it was hummingbird at first till Google revealed what we (...)
26 Jun 2023 Common Wave 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42432.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Common Wave 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover Submitted (...) 42433.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Common Heath 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD4481 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 42437.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Clouded Border 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42430.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Chimney Sweeper 8 Adult Eycott Hill Nature Reserve Penrith NY394301 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Very windy
26 Jun 2023 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover
26 Jun 2023 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing - not really a day-flying moth, (...) 42428.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Agriphila straminella 1 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4386 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42411.jpeg

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