Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
15 Jul 2019 Cinnabar 50 Larva West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 3-4.30pm, sunny periods, warm with light breeze. Larvae. A low (...)
15 Jul 2019 Six-spot Burnet 50 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 3-4.30pm, sunny periods, warm with light breeze. A low estimate (...)
7 Jun 2018 Cinnabar 25 Adult Silloth coastal dunes south harbour Silloth NY104533 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy In dunes south of the harbour, mainly near the car park.
16 Jul 2021 Six-spot Burnet 16 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am-12.20pm, sunny and warm.
25 Aug 2019 Cinnabar 10 Larva Skinburness Silloth NY126561 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Larvae on Ragwort. Seen along 2000m of coast pathway, (...)
10 Jul 2022 Six-spot Burnet 9 Adult Grune Point, footpath to Silloth NY134566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson 6 Spot Burnet
9 Aug 2017 Silver Y 4 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY124558 VC70 Cumberland Linda & Arthur Pennington
9 Jul 2021 Six-spot Burnet 3 Adult Grune Point footpath to Silloth NY143568 VC70 Cumberland Steve Graham Cloudy conditions c17C.
21 Jun 2017 Silver Y 3 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY124558 VC70 Cumberland Linda
20 Jun 2017 Silver Y 3 Adult Blitterlees Beach Silloth NY100525 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
10 Jul 2022 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Grune Point, footpath to Silloth NY134566 VC70 Cumberland Peter Ritson
16 Jul 2021 Latticed Heath 1 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am-12.20pm, sunny and warm. 32434.jpeg
25 Jun 2020 Yellow Shell 1 Adult Mawbray Dunes Silloth NY092472 VC70 Cumberland Joan Thirlaway Lots of butterflies and moths but at 29 degrees they weren't (...) 27020.jpeg
15 Jul 2019 Latticed Heath 1 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 3-4.30pm, sunny periods, warm with light breeze.
3 Jul 2019 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Skinburness Silloth NY124558 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 May 2016 Cinnabar 1 Adult Grune Point Silloth NY128567 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan
29 May 2016 Mother Shipton 1 Adult Grune Point Silloth NY128567 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan
5 Jun 2014 Cinnabar 1 Adult Grune Point Silloth NY133565 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan Cloudy, breezy.

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