Cumbria Butterfly and Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Site Town Grid Ref. Recorder Comment Image
6 Mar 2018 March moth 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY273567 Paul Kennedy March Moth (Alsophila aescularia) on a fencepost in woods to the (...) 12632.jpeg
6 Mar 2018 Torticoides alternella 2 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY273567 Paul Kennedy Two on fenceposts in woods to the north of Little Bampton Common (...)
13 Mar 2018 Brimstone Moth 1 Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274563 Paul Kennedy Brimstone Moth larva suggested by Steve Ogden at (...) 12639.jpeg
6 Mar 2018 Torticoides alternella 1 Low Ploughlands Kirkbampton NY279567 Paul Kennedy On a fencepost at the edge of a block of broadleaf woodland. (...)
13 Mar 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 Martin Keiller Settled briefly on a sunny window frame at 12:30pm, about 7deg.
24 Mar 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Rickerby Park Carlisle NY403570 Martin Keiller Chasing each other in the sunshine around 4pm
11 Mar 2018 Torticoides alternella 1 Low Gelt Bridge Brampton NY521589 Paul Kennedy Seen in flight, then landed on fencepost near Low Gelt quarry.
11 Mar 2018 Spring Usher 1 Gelt Woods Brampton NY523591 Paul Kennedy Female Spring Usher? Size (roughly 7mm long), length of wing (...) 12635.jpeg
25 Mar 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 Helen Wallace Flying along sunny bank.
26 Mar 2018 Comma 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 Helen Wallace 100% sun. Easily disturbed but kept coming back to land in same (...)
25 Mar 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 Helen Wallace In field East of tunnel. Sunny
25 Mar 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Dalton Rd Barrow-in-Furness SD199689 Helen Wallace On rough grass sheltered by my car.
25 Mar 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Cavendish Dock Rd Barrow-in-Furness SD206684 Helen Wallace On coltsfoot by side of footpath.
26 Mar 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Conishead Priory Ulverston SD304758 Brian and Lindsey Snell
11 Mar 2018 Brimstone 1 Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD43288356 Pam Wilson Warm and sunny
11 Mar 2018 Brimstone 1 Witherslack village Witherslack SD437835 Helen Rawlinson
25 Mar 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Arnside village Arnside SD455785 Lynne Farrell Flying slowly through garden
14 Mar 2018 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Greenside Kendal SD510924 John Mounsey Full sun, sheltered site.Visited snowdrop, heath, crocus and (...)

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