Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 Jul 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4474077326 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
13 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4474077326 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
13 Jul 2022 High Brown Fritillary 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4474077326 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Approx 10 unidentified large frits seen, all very fresh. 37406.jpeg
13 Jul 2022 Large White 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4474077326 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
13 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 40 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4474077326 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
13 Jul 2022 Ringlet 18 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4474077326 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
13 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 36 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4474077326 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
13 Jul 2022 Brimstone 1 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD4555577963 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Male
13 Jul 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD4555577963 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
13 Jul 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD4555577963 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 2 clearly ID'd. Approx 11 unidentified large frits.
13 Jul 2022 Gatekeeper 4 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD4555577963 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
13 Jul 2022 Large White 1 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD4555577963 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
13 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 100 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD4555577963 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Estimate – along length of bottom path only.
13 Jul 2022 Ringlet 22 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD4555577963 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
13 Jul 2022 Small Heath 2 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD4555577963 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
13 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 28 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD4555577963 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
13 Jul 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell mating pair
13 Jul 2022 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
13 Jul 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Grassy wildflower embankment St Johns in the Vale NY315204 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
13 Jul 2022 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Grassy wildflower embankment St Johns in the Vale NY315204 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon 5 more fritilliaries in same area
13 Jul 2022 Green-veined White 3 Adult Grassy wildflower embankment St Johns in the Vale NY315204 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
13 Jul 2022 Meadow Brown 5 Adult Grassy wildflower embankment St Johns in the Vale NY315204 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
13 Jul 2022 Ringlet 20 Adult Grassy wildflower embankment St Johns in the Vale NY315204 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
13 Jul 2022 Small Heath 3 Adult Grassy wildflower embankment St Johns in the Vale NY315204 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
13 Jul 2022 Small Skipper 12 Adult Grassy wildflower embankment St Johns in the Vale NY315204 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift and Tim Dixon
13 Jul 2022 Comma 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones

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