Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings: Fox Moth

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
28 Feb 2024 Fox Moth 4 Larva Little Calva Bassenthwaite NY278315 VC70 Cumberland D Jackson, Barbara Dixon Widespread, active. Overcast, near snow line, hardly above zero (...) 45945.jpeg
11 Aug 2023 Fox Moth 2 Adult Harter Fell Eskdale NY229006 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 44535.jpeg
25 Sep 2018 Fox Moth 1 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD222856 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Larva. 17465.jpeg
14 Oct 2019 Fox Moth 2 Larva Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD444815 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon Caterpillar 24361.jpeg
11 Jun 2015 Fox Moth 1 Adult Harter Fell Seathwaite Duddon Valley SD213992 VC70 Cumberland James Brockbank Dead on the path
24 Sep 2017 Fox Moth 1 Larva Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD459836 VC69 Westmorland Janice Sutton Caterpillar 12330.jpeg
4 Sep 2016 Fox Moth 1 Larva Haybridge Nature Reserve Bouth SD334871 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Larva, marsh beside White Moss tarn. 7487.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Fox Moth 1 Larva Glasson Moss Glasson NY23715939 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Fox Moth larva ("young" according to Henwood & Sterling) found (...) 37841.jpeg
25 Oct 2016 Fox Moth 1 Larva High Street Burnbanks NY456152 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows larva
10 Sep 2016 Fox Moth 1 Larva Middleton Fell Barbon SD650839 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows larva
10 Sep 2016 Fox Moth 1 Larva Middleton Fell Barbon SD656839 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows larva
10 Sep 2016 Fox Moth 1 Larva Middleton Fell Barbon SD664856 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows larva
10 Sep 2016 Fox Moth 1 Larva Middleton Fell Barbon SD674870 VC65 North-west Yorkshire Roger Fellows larva
10 Sep 2016 Fox Moth 1 Larva Middleton Fell Barbon SD674872 VC65 North-west Yorkshire Roger Fellows larva
10 Sep 2016 Fox Moth 1 Larva Middleton Fell Barbon SD663881 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows larva
4 Sep 2016 Fox Moth 1 Larva Gurnal Dubs Staveley SD502990 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows Larva
15 Mar 2017 Fox Moth 1 Larva Helton Fell Helton NY495225 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Fox Moth Caterpillar on path.
18 Jun 2019 Fox Moth 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD443819 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
9 Jun 2019 Fox Moth 1 Adult Irton Fell Nether Wasdale NY122020 VC70 Cumberland Tom and Felix Fitter

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