Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
28 Jul 2020 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Disturbed from vegetation. 28027.jpeg
28 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Allithwaite Community Centre Allithwaite SD387767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 8.30 am. Nectaring on a buddleia.
18 Jul 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Newlands Beck embankment Keswick NY237251 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh
18 Jul 2020 Shaded Broad-bar 5 Adult Kings Meaburn Penrith NY637207 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass On the woodland edge flying in the sunshine 27710.jpeg
18 Jul 2020 Magpie 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Newly emerged.
18 Jul 2020 Cream Wave 2 Adult Brigsteer Park Wood, bottom track. Brigsteer SD485878 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon I think it's a Cream Wave 27687.jpeg
18 Jul 2020 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Birkshill Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple Found dead on windowsill 27696.jpeg
18 Jul 2020 Common Footman 1 Adult Sowerby Wood Dalston NY36805251 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found in hedgerow by main track through reserve. 27666.jpeg
18 Jul 2020 Silver Y 1 Adult Aikbank Waverton NY216459 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
8 Jul 2020 Celypha lacunana 1 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD170709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Overcast. 10.45-12 noon. 27439.jpeg
8 Jul 2020 Cinnabar 78 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD170709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Overcast. 10.45-12 noon. Larvae on ragwort.
8 Jul 2020 Silver Y 8 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD170709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Overcast. 10.45-12 noon.
8 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple On Red Valerian
8 Jul 2020 Clouded Magpie 1 Adult Gelt Woods Brampton NY53155750 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found by the River Gelt on ferns in deep shade. 27441.jpeg
8 Jul 2020 Scoparia basistrigalis 1 Adult Long Wood Hayton NY52565769 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on fencepost at woodland edge. Scoparia basistrigalis (...) 27440.jpeg
8 Jul 2020 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Fisher Tarn Kendal SD5592 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key Highest count at any time.