Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jun 2023 Common Heath 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD4481 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 42437.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Purple-bordered Gold 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD4481 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 42439.jpeg
26 Jun 2023 Silver Y 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD4481 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
12 Jun 2023 Brown Silver-line 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD445819 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 41759.jpeg
12 Jun 2023 Common Heath 20 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD445819 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
13 May 2021 Common Heath 10 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD446817 VC69 Westmorland Anthony Marsh 30444.jpeg
11 Jun 2020 Common Heath 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD442818 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1pm. 20% sun. Very breezy.
3 Aug 2019 Silver Y 1 Adult Ulpha meadow Meathop SD459811 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick On thistles near the bird hide. Most of the site has been mown. (...)
18 Jun 2019 Brown Silver-line 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Jun 2019 Clouded Buff 3 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Jun 2019 Common Carpet 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Jun 2019 Common Heath 30 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Jun 2019 Drinker 5 Larva Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter Caterpillars
18 Jun 2019 Emperor Moth 1 Larva Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter Caterpillar
18 Jun 2019 Fox Moth 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Jun 2019 Grass Wave 10 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Jun 2019 Purple-bordered Gold 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
18 Jun 2019 Silver-ground Carpet 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
13 Jul 2018 Shaded Broad-bar 1 Adult Ulpha meadow Meathop SD457809 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Mid afternoon, after a morning of steady rain a brief spell of (...)
9 Jun 2018 Brown Silver-line 3 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
9 Jun 2018 Clouded Buff 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
9 Jun 2018 Common Heath 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
9 Jun 2018 Common Wave 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
14 Jul 2015 Northern Eggar 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD447817 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden 3039.jpeg
12 Jul 2015 Snout 1 Adult Meathop Meathop SD437807 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden Snout 1st Generation 3040.jpeg
26 Jun 2015 Mother of Pearl 1 Larva Meathop Moss, track to Meathop SD446820 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mother of Pearl larva. Pupated 25.06.15. Adult emerged (...) 2694.jpeg
23 Jun 2015 Common Heath 50 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD442819 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Very common, difficult to put a number to.

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