Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
3 Jul 2017 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall Seen well for several minutes.
3 Jul 2017 Treble-bar 1 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD537792 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oc 20% sun
23 Jul 2017 Latticed Heath 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90% overcast. 2 hours.
23 Jul 2017 Shaded Broad-bar 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90% overcast. 2 hours. 6 very tatty.
23 Jul 2017 Silver Y 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90% overcast. 2 hours.
23 Jul 2017 Udea lutealis 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 90% overcast. 2 hours.
3 Jul 2017 Six-spot Burnet 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401568 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10201.jpeg
23 Jul 2017 July Highflyer 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385579 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
13 Jul 2017 Ypsolopha alpella 1 Adult Kingmoor Sidings NR Carlisle NY385581 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Ypsolopha alpella (verified by Liz Still, CMR). First record (...) 10565.jpeg
3 Jul 2017 Ectoedemia occultella 1 Adult Gelt Woods Brampton NY522592 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Nepticulidae family, probably a Stigmella species (many thanks (...) 10110.jpeg
3 Jul 2017 Silver Y 1 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood Brigsteer SD486879 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 17oC. Sunny and warm.
13 Jul 2017 Clouded Magpie 1 Adult Great Wood, Borrowdale Keswick NY271214 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Clouded Magpie Moth. On footpath just South of the Car Park 10556.jpeg
3 Jul 2017 Six-spot Burnet 1 Adult Canal path Ulverston SD310778 VC69 Westmorland Tricia Foster 6 spot burnet on tree. Warm, sunny afternoon. 10190.jpeg

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