Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jul 2023 Common Carpet 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 44001.jpeg
29 Jul 2023 Shaded Broad-bar 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 44008.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing - not really a day-flying moth, (...) 42428.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover
26 Jun 2023 Clouded Border 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42430.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Common Wave 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42432.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Common Wave 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover Submitted (...) 42433.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Silver Y 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover
26 Jun 2023 Straw Dot 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Warm and sunny, light breeze, occasional cloud cover 42429.jpeg
18 May 2023 Adela reamurella 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435866 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 40837.jpeg
18 May 2023 Pyrausta purpuralis 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434882 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 40820.jpeg
18 May 2023 Speckled Yellow 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434882 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
16 Jul 2023 Large Yellow Underwing 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC 30% sun. light showers.
16 Jul 2023 Silver Y 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC 30% sun. light showers.
6 Jul 2018 Silver Y 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 80% sun
9 May 2017 Speckled Yellow 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435870 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 14oC 60% sun.
8 Oct 2014 Silver Y 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD432874 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
5 Jul 2021 Chimney Sweeper 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD431881 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.05-15.00. 50% sun. 6 other large orange frits.
5 Jul 2021 Straw Dot 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD431881 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.05-15.00. 50% sun.
11 Jun 2020 Chimney Sweeper 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11am. 14C.
2 Aug 2018 Silver Y 7 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 2.15-3.45pm Overcast 16208.jpeg
2 Aug 2018 Straw Dot 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 2.15-3.45pm Overcast
25 Jul 2017 Shaded Broad-bar 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
25 Jul 2017 Silver Y 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
25 Jul 2017 Straw Dot 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435878 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
18 May 2017 Speckled Yellow 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 20deg.C, light NE breeze, full sun.
26 May 2014 Speckled Yellow 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435880 VC69 Westmorland Marg and David Eastlick
30 Jul 2018 Common Carpet 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
30 Jul 2018 Silver Y 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
20 May 2018 Brown Silver-line 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 13165.jpeg
20 May 2018 Speckled Yellow 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434880 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 13164.jpeg
12 May 2019 Speckled Yellow 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434878 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter

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