Cumbria Butterfly and Day-Flying Moth Annual First Sightings

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First Butterfly Sightings in 2023

Butterfly Name Date of First Sighting
Brown Hairstreak 29 Jul 2023
Scotch Argus 26 Jul 2023
Purple Hairstreak 1 Jul 2023
White-letter Hairstreak 22 Jun 2023
High Brown Fritillary 21 Jun 2023
Silver-washed Fritillary 14 Jun 2023
Gatekeeper 14 Jun 2023
Dark Green Fritillary 12 Jun 2023
Meadow Brown 9 Jun 2023
Ringlet 9 Jun 2023
Small Skipper 2 Jun 2023
Grayling 1 Jun 2023
Large Heath 30 May 2023
Painted Lady 29 May 2023
Mountain Ringlet 27 May 2023
Northern Brown Argus 27 May 2023
Large Skipper 26 May 2023
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 24 May 2023
Marsh Fritillary 20 May 2023
Small Heath 16 May 2023
Duke of Burgundy 15 May 2023
Pearl-bordered Fritillary 13 May 2023
Wall Brown 12 May 2023
Small Copper 11 May 2023
Small Blue 9 May 2023
Common Blue 4 May 2023
Dingy Skipper 2 May 2023
Large White 28 Apr 2023
Green-veined White 20 Apr 2023
Speckled Wood 11 Apr 2023
Green Hairstreak 7 Apr 2023
Orange-tip 7 Apr 2023
Small White 7 Apr 2023
Holly Blue 7 Apr 2023
Peacock 18 Mar 2023
Brimstone 18 Mar 2023
Comma 24 Feb 2023
Small Tortoiseshell 13 Feb 2023
Red Admiral 15 Jan 2023

Number of butterfly species recorded: 39.

First Day-Flying Moth Sightings in 2023

Moth Name Date of First Sighting
Red Sword-grass 23 Oct 2023
Garden Tiger 12 Oct 2023
Acleris emargana 17 Aug 2023
Buff-tip 15 Aug 2023
Fox Moth 11 Aug 2023
Elephant Hawk-moth 10 Aug 2023
Alder Moth 8 Aug 2023
Pyrausta aurata 7 Aug 2023
Yellow-barred Brindle 4 Aug 2023
Blue-bordered Carpet 24 Jul 2023
Small Fan-footed Wave 23 Jul 2023
Common Wainscot 20 Jul 2023
Agapeta zoegana 19 Jul 2023
Four-dotted Footman 17 Jul 2023
Manchester Treble-bar 15 Jul 2023
Crambus perlella 13 Jul 2023
Magpie 10 Jul 2023
Large Yellow Underwing 9 Jul 2023
Udea lutealis 9 Jul 2023
Agapeta hamana 3 Jul 2023
Large Emerald 3 Jul 2023
Nettle-tap Moth 28 Jun 2023
Small Dotted Buff 28 Jun 2023
Marbled White Spot 26 Jun 2023
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 26 Jun 2023
Purple-bordered Gold 26 Jun 2023
Pale-shouldered Brocade 23 Jun 2023
Silver Hook 22 Jun 2023
Common Wave 22 Jun 2023
Common Plume 21 Jun 2023
Pyrausta cingulata 20 Jun 2023
Smoky Wave 17 Jun 2023
Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 15 Jun 2023
Straw Dot 15 Jun 2023
Clouded Border 15 Jun 2023
Shaded Broad-bar 15 Jun 2023
Flame Carpet 14 Jun 2023
White Ermine 13 Jun 2023
Clouded Buff 13 Jun 2023
Grass Wave 12 Jun 2023
Narrow-winged Pug 12 Jun 2023
Six-spot Burnet 12 Jun 2023
Wood Tiger 12 Jun 2023
Nemophora degeerella 8 Jun 2023
Mullein 6 Jun 2023
Small purple-barred 6 Jun 2023
Common White Wave 5 Jun 2023
Chimney Sweeper 4 Jun 2023
Purple Bar 2 Jun 2023
Latticed Heath 31 May 2023
Bee moth 30 May 2023
Celypha lacunana 30 May 2023
Cinnabar 30 May 2023
Clouded Magpie 29 May 2023
Small China-mark 29 May 2023
Scoparia pyralella 29 May 2023
Yellow Shell 29 May 2023
Gold Spot 29 May 2023
Pyrausta ostrinalis 27 May 2023
Phiaris schulziana 27 May 2023
Lead Belle 27 May 2023
Cream Wave 27 May 2023
Galium Carpet 24 May 2023
Brimstone Moth 24 May 2023
Small Elephant Hawk-moth 23 May 2023
Drinker 19 May 2023
Pyrausta purpuralis 18 May 2023
Elachista argentella 17 May 2023
Adela reamurella 17 May 2023
Agriphila straminella 17 May 2023
Eucosma aspidiscana 17 May 2023
Clouded Silver 16 May 2023
Brown Silver-line 13 May 2023
Speckled Yellow 13 May 2023
Silver Y 13 May 2023
Silver-ground Carpet 13 May 2023
Mother of Pearl 12 May 2023
Mother Shipton 11 May 2023
Ruby Tiger 10 May 2023
Hummingbird Hawk-moth 9 May 2023
Green Carpet 9 May 2023
Grapholita jungiella 7 May 2023
Anania Funebris 7 May 2023
Common Carpet 3 May 2023
Burnet Companion 3 May 2023
Garden Carpet 2 May 2023
Streamer 23 Apr 2023
Common Heath 20 Apr 2023
Twenty-plume Moth 11 Apr 2023
Emperor Moth 9 Apr 2023
Angle Shades 1 Mar 2023
Esperia sulphurella 19 Jan 2023

Number of moth species recorded: 92.

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