Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
15 Sep 2022 Comma 1 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong On Bramble fruit 39568.jpeg
15 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 32 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong Mainly on Buddleia and Ivy. 39564.jpeg
15 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick flying around ivy
15 Sep 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong On Buddleia.
15 Sep 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong On Buddleia.
15 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong On Buddleia.
15 Sep 2022 Speckled Wood 112 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong
15 Sep 2022 Comma 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Sep 2022 Clouded Yellow 1 Adult St.Bees Head Whitehaven NX958153 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills On red clover heads.
15 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Claife Wray SD374992 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Broken cloud
15 Sep 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Claife Wray SD374992 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Broken cloud
15 Sep 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells in afternoon.
15 Sep 2022 Peacock 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells in afternoon.
15 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells in afternoon.
15 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells in afternoon.
15 Sep 2022 Small White 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells in afternoon.
15 Sep 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells in afternoon.

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