Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
19 Jul 2023 Silver Y 3 Adult White Scar Grange over Sands SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on purple buddleia, aggregated grid reference, bright cloudy, no (...)
17 Jul 2023 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 3 Adult Ravens Lodge & White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 Jul 2023 Silver Y 12 Adult Ravens Lodge & White Scar Levens SD461854 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Jun 2023 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 2 Adult White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun light breeze
21 Jun 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 90% sun light breeze
17 Jul 2022 Common Footman 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 10% sun. Common Footman
10 Jul 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD457849 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC full sun.
20 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
20 Jun 2022 Six-spot Burnet 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
28 May 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
28 May 2022 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2021 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD461854 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Very worn. Sunny 23c
15 Jun 2021 Six-spot Burnet 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Pair 31138.jpeg
20 Aug 2020 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Kendal SD454847 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 21c. Possibly 3
21 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Jul 2020 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Warm, sheltered, sunny intervals. 27734.jpeg
14 Jun 2020 Pyrausta cingulata 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell On wild Thyme.
31 May 2020 Cinnabar 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466850 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Aug 2019 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 22717.jpeg
5 Aug 2019 Silver Y 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2019 Buff Footman 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
13 Jul 2019 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
13 Jul 2019 Six-spot Burnet 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
19 Jun 2019 Six-spot Burnet 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun.
18 Jun 2019 Six-spot Burnet 10 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick full sun 16 deg C
10 Jun 2019 Cinnabar 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD466850 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
10 Jun 2019 Pyrausta cingulata 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD466850 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Pyrausta cingulata
10 Jun 2019 Six-spot Burnet 16 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD466850 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 3 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2018 Large Yellow Underwing 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Aug 2018 Silver Y 10 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
21 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 50% sun
11 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun. ...they are having a fantastic second generation. (...)
11 Aug 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD450852 VC69 Westmorland Peter Howard 90%sunshine, 19 oC
9 Aug 2018 Silver Y 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD450852 VC69 Westmorland Peter Howard 90%sunshine, 19 oC
5 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC Sunny
5 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC Sunny
5 Aug 2018 Silver Y 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC Sunny
5 Aug 2018 Silver Y 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC Sunny
5 Aug 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 16338.jpeg
5 Aug 2018 Silver Y 9 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2018 Dingy Footman 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett Dingy Footman
31 Jul 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett Buddleia flowers
31 Jul 2018 Silver Y 7 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett Buddleia flowers
27 Jul 2018 Silver Y 4 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 27oC sunny
19 Jul 2018 Silver Y 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD459852 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny, warm, light breeze
18 Jul 2018 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 50% sun...on Buddleia
18 Jul 2018 Silver Y 6 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 50% sun...on Buddleia
12 Jun 2018 Six-spot Burnet 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Whitbarrow SD460852 VC69 Westmorland Brian Chandler
9 Jun 2017 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
7 Sep 2016 Silver Y 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD461853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC Buddleia over.
29 May 2016 Mother Shipton 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD460848 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 5095.gif
4 Jul 2015 Cinnabar 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
5 Jul 2014 Six-spot Burnet 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD4585 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mating 885.jpeg

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    Chris Winnick
  • Treasurer:
    David Eastlick

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