Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Jun 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult 51 Plantation Avenue Arnside SD461780 VC69 Westmorland Jennifer Rae In garden on Phuopsis stylosa
16 Jun 2022 Brown Silver-line 2 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5393579638 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans On western edge of fell, half way to summit.
16 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 3 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5386679129 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Summit Clawthorpe SD5419880172 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 18 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5436378720 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Smoky Wainscot 2 Adult Keswick Isthmus Keswick NY259229 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh Smoky Wainscot, feeding actively in daytime, long vegetation (...) 36952.jpeg
16 Jun 2022 Lime Hawk-moth 1 Adult Smoot Garth Kings Meaburn NY620212 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Lime Hawkmoth, I believe, about 18C next to our wild meadow (...) 36445.jpeg
16 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 14 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun.. very fresh.
16 Jun 2022 Clouded Buff 4 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun.. very fresh.
16 Jun 2022 Six-spot Burnet 2 Adult Farrer's Allotment Levens SD454858 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun.. very fresh.
16 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 1 Adult Wakebarrow Levens SD455864 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 50% sun
16 Jun 2022 Cauchas fibulella 2 Adult River Esk Longtown NY369678 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Two on speedwell in grassland by the River Esk. FL measured at (...) 36442.jpeg
16 Jun 2022 Chrysoteuchia culmella 10 Adult River Esk Longtown NY369678 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy At least 10 at this map ref, but hundreds of grass moths were (...) 36443.jpeg
16 Jun 2022 Cinnabar 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Siddick NX992298 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Sunny, mild breeze 36398.jpeg
16 Jun 2022 Chimney Sweeper 17 Adult River Lowther Whale NY514216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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