Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
27 May 2023 Lead Belle 1 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY127015 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 17C. 100% sun. Breezy. 41040.jpeg
27 May 2023 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY127015 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 17C. 100% sun. Breezy.
27 May 2023 Common Carpet 8 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY496757 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals strong breeze .
17 May 2023 Esperia sulphurella 1 Adult 5 Smoot Garth, CA10 3BL Kings Meaburn NY620212 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Sunny but coolish day, found sitting on an avocado plant (...) 40785.jpeg
27 May 2023 Drinker 1 Larva Whitbeck Millom SD118845 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife 41746.jpeg
27 May 2023 Brown Silver-line 27 Adult Black Combe Whitbeck SD118871 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife 41128.jpeg
27 May 2023 Common Carpet 2 Adult Black Combe Whitbeck SD118871 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife
27 May 2023 Common Heath 1 Adult Black Combe Whitbeck SD118871 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife 41127.jpeg
27 May 2023 Emperor Moth 5 Adult Black Combe Bootle SD137867 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife 41122.jpeg
27 May 2023 Phiaris schulziana 1 Adult Black Combe Bootle SD137867 VC70 Cumberland Chris Scaife Phiaris schulziana 42083.jpeg
17 May 2023 Elachista argentella 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Elachista argentella. At least 10 seen. Roosting on grass stems (...) 40771.jpeg
27 May 2023 Burnet Companion 15 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189719 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 41111.jpeg
27 May 2023 Burnet Companion 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Graham Robinson
27 May 2023 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Graham Robinson
27 May 2023 Cream Wave 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD428851 VC69 Westmorland Prof Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson Sighted mid-afternoon on a very warm day. 41376.jpeg
7 May 2023 Anania Funebris 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle 40528.jpeg
17 May 2023 Anania Funebris 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439828 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Breezy, some sun Underside shot 40761.jpeg
27 May 2023 Anania Funebris 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440826 VC69 Westmorland Tony Marsh
27 May 2023 Anania Funebris 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith 41067.jpeg
27 May 2023 Pyrausta ostrinalis 1 Adult Whitbarrow Mill Side SD444865 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith 41069.jpeg
27 May 2023 Speckled Yellow 8 Adult Whitbarrow Mill Side SD444865 VC69 Westmorland Howard and Penny Smith 41068.jpeg
17 May 2023 Adela reamurella 12 Adult Wakebarrow Witherslack SD4586 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
17 May 2023 Agriphila straminella 6 Adult Wakebarrow Witherslack SD4586 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
17 May 2023 Anania Funebris 4 Adult Wakebarrow Witherslack SD4586 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
17 May 2023 Brown Silver-line 8 Adult Wakebarrow Witherslack SD4586 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
17 May 2023 Eucosma aspidiscana 1 Adult Wakebarrow Witherslack SD4586 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright Eucosma aspidiscana #new 40813.jpeg
17 May 2023 Common Heath 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny intervals
7 May 2023 Grapholita jungiella 7 Adult Sizergh castle Sizergh SD498878 VC69 Westmorland Julie Mason Grapholita jungiella

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