Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 Jul 2023 Silver Y 13 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418908 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 43413.jpeg
7 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Barrow Hollin High Newton SD407839 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Nectaring on bramble flowers
7 Jul 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult Calvert Court Endmoor SD538847 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
17 Jul 2023 Four-dotted Footman 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD459829 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 43422.jpeg
7 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Front garden on Phlox late evening Kendal SD517916 VC69 Westmorland Stephen Baker Hummingbird Hawk Moth
7 Jul 2023 Silver Y 2 Adult Garden Allonby Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 Jul 2023 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Hampsfield/Bishops Allotment Lindale SD404801 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 70% sun 22oC light breeze.
7 Jul 2023 Silver Y 2 Adult Hampsfield/Bishops Allotment Lindale SD404801 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 70% sun 22oC light breeze.
7 Jul 2023 Silver Y 2 Adult Hedgerow Side Of Track Casterton SD623779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 23 deg C humid, aggregated grid reference,
17 Jul 2023 Silver Y 18 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Jul 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
7 Jul 2023 Six-spot Burnet 12 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
7 Jul 2023 Straw Dot 1 Adult Long Grass Field Laversdale NY474620 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny still 6.30pm
17 Jul 2023 Celypha lacunana 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD445815 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 43420.jpeg
17 Jul 2023 Silver Y 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD445815 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
17 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 3 Adult Ravens Lodge & White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jul 2023 Silver Y 12 Adult Ravens Lodge & White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
7 Jul 2023 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 2 Adult Roadside, Sunbiggin Tarn Newbiggin-on-Lune NY674077 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Still, sunny intervals, Late morning.
7 Jul 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Roudsea Wood Greenodd SD334818 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge
7 Jul 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY515578 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny breezy

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