Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 May 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My first of the year 42375.jpeg
23 May 2023 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Eskmeals dunes Ravenglass SD0833494758 VC70 Cumberland Irene Boston 41044.jpeg
23 May 2023 Small Elephant Hawk-moth 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Small Elephant Hawk Moth 40914.jpeg
13 May 2023 Brown Silver-line 2 Adult Track and fell Talkin Head NY553564 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown Sunny 11am to 1pm 40689.png
3 May 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15C. 90% sun. 40400.jpeg
23 May 2023 Silver-ground Carpet 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY306538 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny breezy
13 May 2023 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Lindale SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
13 May 2023 Speckled Yellow 2 Adult Yewbarrow Woods Rusland SD3487 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
13 May 2023 Silver-ground Carpet 2 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny
13 May 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
3 May 2023 Burnet Companion 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15C. 90% sun.
3 May 2023 Common Heath 19 Adult Walton Moss Brampton NY514674 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown also saw a brown plume moth or similar .no butterfly seen

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