Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
28 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Adult Coastal path Barrow in Furness SD233659 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Walk from Concle Inn, Rampside SD233659 to Morrison's at (...)
28 Jun 2021 Drinker 2 Larva Coastal path Barrow in Furness SD233659 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Walk from Concle Inn, Rampside SD233659 to Morrison's at (...)
28 Jun 2021 Drinker 1 Adult Coastal path Barrow in Furness SD233659 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Walk from Concle Inn, Rampside SD233659 to Morrison's at (...) 31499.jpeg
28 Jun 2021 Burnet Companion 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
28 Jun 2021 Common Carpet 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
28 Jun 2021 Oak Eggar 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c. 31504.jpeg
28 Jun 2021 Six-spot Burnet 4 Adult Flashbank Wood Levens SD488883 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey . Overcast, still, 24deg.C 31539.jpeg
28 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433851 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick One hour survey between SD43448550 and SD43148481. 50% sun (...)
28 Jun 2021 Six-spot Burnet 3 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433851 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick One hour survey between SD43448550 and SD43148481. 50% sun (...)
28 Jun 2021 Wood Tiger 1 Adult Hartsop Dodd Granada NY41221165 VC69 Westmorland Rosa Menendez 31614.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Agapeta hamana 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY758087 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh 31283.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Chimney Sweeper 30 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY758087 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh 31285.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Emperor Moth 2 Larva Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY758087 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh Two instar stages present. 31286.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Timothy Tortrix 1 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY758087 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh 31284.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Brimstone Moth 1 Adult Highgate/Gillinggate Kendal SD514924 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Dodged traffic and flew over New Inn. What a surprise sighting.
18 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Adult Little Asby Common Little Asby NY698100 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm sunny afternoon 31172.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Yellow Shell 5 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY758086 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm sunny afternoon Seen near entrance to reserve and (...) 31176.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Hedya nubiferana 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Marbled Orchard Tortrix? Disturbed from bushes. 31166.jpeg
8 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4481477249 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
8 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4558977281 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans In hazel scrub near summit
28 Jun 2021 Drinker 1 Larva Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY255588 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Cloudy but warm 3:50-5:50pm 31636.jpeg
28 Jun 2021 Orthotaenia undulana 1 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY255588 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Cloudy but warm, 5:35pm 31637.jpeg
28 Jun 2021 Eucosma cana 1 Adult Newbiggin Wood Carlisle NY43865092 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy On a nettle patch by the River Petteril at the edge of Newbiggin (...) 31496.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Four-dotted Footman 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY271569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Predated by a spider. 31374.jpeg
8 Jun 2021 Esperia sulphurella 1 Adult Garden Portinscale NY247242 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Female, (I think), on house wall near light. 30912.jpeg

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