Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
3 Jul 2017 Ectoedemia occultella 1 Adult Gelt Woods Brampton NY522592 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Nepticulidae family, probably a Stigmella species (many thanks (...) 10110.jpeg
28 Sep 2017 Argyresthia pruniella 1 Adult Gelt Woods Brampton NY523591 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found on fencepost at edge of broadleaf woodland. Looks like (...) 12366.jpeg
11 Mar 2018 Spring Usher 1 Adult Gelt Woods Brampton NY523591 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Female Spring Usher? Size (roughly 7mm long), length of wing (...) 12635.jpeg
10 Jun 2018 Esperia sulphurella 1 Adult Gelt Woods Brampton NY523591 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Perched on brambles
30 Oct 2018 Copper Underwing agg. 1 Adult Gelt Woods Brampton NY530584 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found perched on the trunk of a conifer tree in mainly broadleaf (...) 17727.jpeg
17 Nov 2018 Brick 1 Adult Gelt Woods Brampton NY530585 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Initially seen flying in dappled sunlight in mainly broadleaf (...) 17746.jpeg
22 Jan 2019 Spring Usher 1 Adult Gelt Woods Brampton NY521592 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Spring Usher found on fencepost under broadleaf trees at edge of (...) 17770.jpeg
5 Apr 2019 Diurnea fagella 1 Adult Gelt Woods Brampton NY522591 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Flightless female found on fencepost at edge of woods. 17909.jpeg
10 Nov 2019 Scarce Umber 1 Adult Gelt Woods Brampton NY52275911 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Flightless female found on a fencepost at the woodland edge. 24484.jpeg
8 Jul 2020 Clouded Magpie 1 Adult Gelt Woods Brampton NY53155750 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Found by the River Gelt on ferns in deep shade. 27441.jpeg

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