Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 Jul 2023 Four-dotted Footman 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD459829 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 43422.jpeg
17 Jun 2023 Brown Silver-line 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Overcast and breezy, about 6pm
17 Jun 2023 Common Heath 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Overcast and breezy, about 6pm
17 Jun 2023 Straw Dot 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Overcast and breezy, about 6pm
12 Jun 2023 Brown Silver-line 4 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 41750.jpeg
12 Jun 2023 Celypha lacunana 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 41755.jpeg
12 Jun 2023 Common Heath 10 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 41752.jpeg
12 Jun 2023 Grass Wave 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 41765.jpeg
12 Jun 2023 Narrow-winged Pug 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Narrow-winged Pug 41753.jpeg
12 Jun 2023 Small China-mark 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
5 Jun 2023 Common Heath 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD456832 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 41512.jpeg
17 May 2023 Common Heath 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny intervals
13 May 2023 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Lindale SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
7 Jun 2022 Common Heath 29 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
20 Apr 2022 Common Heath 12 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD460830 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 35308.jpeg
12 Jun 2021 Oak Eggar 1 Larva Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 18c
25 May 2021 Common Heath 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Levens SD458835 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Blew away before it could be photographed.
25 May 2021 Northern Eggar 1 Larva Foulshaw Moss Levens SD458835 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey So windy the caterpillar was actually shaken off its heather (...) 30588.jpeg
11 Jul 2018 Catoptria margaritella 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD465825 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Catopria Margaritella? 14968.jpeg
11 Jul 2018 Four-dotted Footman 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD465825 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
11 Jul 2018 Straw Dot 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD465825 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
19 Jun 2018 Drinker 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD460836 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory large (75-80mm) unidentified caterpillar - I'm not good with (...) 14177.jpeg
2 Jun 2018 Argent and Sable 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD457835 VC69 Westmorland Janice Sutton 13506.jpeg
2 Jun 2018 Common Heath 7 Adult Foulshaw Moss Foulshaw SD457835 VC69 Westmorland Janice Sutton 13507.jpeg
24 Sep 2017 Elephant Hawk-moth 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD459836 VC69 Westmorland Janice Sutton Caterpillar 12329.jpeg
24 Sep 2017 Fox Moth 1 Larva Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD459836 VC69 Westmorland Janice Sutton Caterpillar 12330.jpeg
16 Jul 2017 Emperor Moth 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD459836 VC69 Westmorland Janice Sutton Caterpillar 12331.jpeg
30 Jun 2017 Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet 5 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Gower
19 Jun 2017 Common Heath 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD457842 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Very hot 27oC. Sunny.
19 Jun 2017 Common Wave 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD457842 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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