Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Jul 2017 Six-spot Burnet 5 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3053 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller SW part of reserve. 10314.jpeg
16 Jul 2017 Silver Y 1 Adult Sedgwick House Sedgwick SD508868 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell On sunny bank full of thistles.
6 Jul 2017 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 1 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY3054 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller NW part of reserve. 10315.jpeg
6 Jul 2017 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Potter Fell Burneside SD520992 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels Humid and sunny
6 Jul 2017 Straw Dot 1 Adult Potter Fell Burneside SD520992 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels Humid and sunny
6 Jul 2017 Argyresthia goedartella 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Golden Argent (Argyresthia goedartella) 10284.jpeg
16 Jul 2017 Evergestis pallidata 4 Adult Kingmoor North NR Carlisle NY386597 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Four in the small plantation to the south of the track to (...) 10611.jpeg
16 Jul 2017 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD459836 VC69 Westmorland Janice Sutton Caterpillar 12331.jpeg
16 Jul 2017 Cinnabar 1 Larva Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Caterpillar
6 Jul 2017 Brown China-mark 5 Adult Low Ploughlands Kirkbampton NY279567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy By the pond
6 Jul 2017 Silver Y 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541786 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 9.45 - 11.15
6 Jul 2017 Common Plume 1 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 4 white butterflies seen flying distantly so no ID.
16 Jul 2017 Shaded Broad-bar 3 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY760085 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.30 - 16.45 Breezy
16 Jul 2017 Straw Dot 2 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY760085 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.30 - 16.45 Breezy
16 Jul 2017 Yellow Shell 2 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY760085 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14.30 - 16.45 Breezy
16 Jul 2017 Gold Spangle 1 Adult Augill Pasture Brough NY818146 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 12.10 - 13.25 Breezy 10640.jpeg
16 Jul 2017 Silver Y 1 Adult Augill Pasture Brough NY818146 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 12.10 - 13.25 Breezy
16 Jul 2017 Straw Dot 3 Adult Augill Pasture Brough NY818146 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 12.10 - 13.25 Breezy
16 Jul 2017 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
16 Jul 2017 Six-spot Burnet 3 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD538782 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Jul 2017 Silver Y 3 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall
6 Jul 2017 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
6 Jul 2017 Silver Y 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
6 Jul 2017 Six-spot Burnet 7 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 12133.jpeg
6 Jul 2017 Evergestis pallidata 1 Adult Low Ploughlands Kirkbampton NY279567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy
6 Jul 2017 Silver Y 4 Adult Low Ploughlands Kirkbampton NY279567 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy