Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
10 Aug 2023 White Ermine 1 Larva Brigsteer Road Kendal SD509922 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Crossing the road, presumably looking for pupation site. Mid- (...) 44467.jpeg
10 Jul 2022 Vapourer 12 Larva Kendal Queen's Road Kendal SD511931 VC69 Westmorland Martin Tordoff Reported by Chris Winnick, 12 larvae on geranium in neighbour's (...) 37443.jpeg
5 Sep 2021 Elephant Hawk-moth 1 Larva Road Urswick SD268748 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16.00. Crossing the road. 34295.jpeg
3 Jun 2020 Mullein 1 Larva Brigsteer Road Kendal SD508922 VC69 Westmorland Malcolm Walker Larva, submitted by Martin Tordoff on behalf of recorder 26642.jpeg
2 Sep 2023 Silver Y 1 Adult Garden, Back Road Lindale SD416804 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon
10 Aug 2023 Common Carpet 8 Adult Forestry road Kershope Bridge NY501834 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown 24c cloudy muggy f
12 Jul 2023 Silver Y 10 Adult Back Road Lindale SD416804 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson Nectaring frantically at dusk on Buddleia.
6 Aug 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Devonshire Road Ulverston SD292782 VC69 Westmorland Louise Hayton 3pm in back yard feeding on pertunia
30 Jun 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Devonshire Road Ulverston SD292782 VC69 Westmorland Louise Hayton Feeding on honey suckle , didn't have time to take photo was (...)
25 Aug 2021 Silver Y 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold In the back garden on the clematis
1 Jun 2021 Cinnabar 1 Adult Bridge Road Barrow Island SD1968 VC69 Westmorland Philip Worth Surprised to see it on a pavement in an urban area.
10 Jul 2020 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Trapped in garage caught and released
3 Jun 2020 Angle Shades 1 Adult Thirlmere Road Kendal SD5293 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
30 May 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Flew through back garden . Actually second sighting of cinnabar (...)
20 May 2020 Cinnabar 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold On the fence in the back garden in the sun
20 May 2020 Common Carpet 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Disturbed in the garage
25 Aug 2019 Grey Dagger 1 Larva Sands Road Ulverston SD289767 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Caterpillar in the back garden
25 Jul 2019 Heart and Dart 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Disturbed in garage
2 Jul 2019 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Disturbed in garage
7 Jun 2019 Cinnabar 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Flew into front garden in the sun
21 May 2019 Brimstone Moth 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Rescued from birdbath in garden
14 Aug 2018 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Adult 27 Knowe Road Carlisle NY400573 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien Found dead in house.
2 Jul 2018 Silver Y 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD403778 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on box, warm slight breeze
16 Jul 2016 Unlisted 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold I think a common wainscot . no photo available ,disturbed it in (...)
23 May 2016 Common Marbled Carpet 1 Adult Whitehaven Foxhouses Road Whitehaven NX980171 VC70 Cumberland Ewan Munro
6 May 2016 Common Carpet 1 Adult Ulverston Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Landed on garden fence this morning
29 Sep 2015 Silver Y 3 Adult Carlisle 27 Knowe Road Carlisle NY402557 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien Feeding on Sedum.
25 Jul 2015 Six-spot Burnet 2 Adult Duddon Moss Road Broughton in Furness SD218848 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace

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