Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
24 Jun 2020 Brown Silver-line 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Bowland Bridge SD415907 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.40-13.30. 22c. 100% sun. No breeze.
24 Jun 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Barkbooth Lot Bowland Bridge SD415907 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.40-13.30. 22c. 100% sun. No breeze. Max 3 seen together. 2 (...)
24 Jun 2020 Six-spot Burnet 1 Adult Sunbiggin Tarn Tebay NY674078 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Larva inside cocoon. Pupated 26.06.20. Adult emerged 10.07.20.
24 Jun 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Lord Ling Oxen Park SD317884 VC69 Westmorland Rob Fitter
14 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Killington Kendal SD594919 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick with three others over 2.5 hours Very warm in the sun, sunny (...)
14 Jun 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Killington Kendal SD594919 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick with three others over 2.5 hours Very warm in the sun, sunny (...)
14 Jun 2020 Brown Silver-line 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD544787 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny intervals 22c
14 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD544787 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny intervals 22c
14 Jun 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Eastgate, Sandylands Kendal SD524930 VC69 Westmorland Gary Gould In garden
14 Jun 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Claife High Wray SD371995 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
14 Jun 2020 Pyrausta cingulata 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell On wild Thyme.
4 Jun 2020 Marbled Beauty 1 Adult Garden Dearham Dearham NY066355 VC70 Cumberland Caroline Johnston I found a marbled green moth in the house so had time to observe (...)
4 Jun 2020 Latticed Heath 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757085 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass One fly on breezy bright day with heavy showers 26248.jpeg
4 Jun 2020 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757085 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass One flying on breezy bright day with heavy showers 26249.jpeg
4 Jun 2020 Common Heath 1 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD429833 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying on moss

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