Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
15 Jul 2015 Six-spot Burnet 25 Adult Haweswater Burnbanks NY500160 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Flying in the sun, occasionally landing on Grasses 2851.jpeg
25 Jul 2015 Six-spot Burnet 24 Adult Haweswater Burnbanks NY500160 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Jul 2015 Chimney Sweeper 20 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488486 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy All found along the causeway between the ponds.
5 Jul 2015 Brown China-mark 10 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488486 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Brown China-mark. All found along the causeway between the (...)
5 Jul 2015 Emperor Moth 7 Adult Haystacks Buttermere (south east of) NY204130 VC70 Cumberland Paul Stark Between Hopper Quarry and Hay Stacks
15 Jul 2015 Chimney Sweeper 3 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY719061 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden
25 Jul 2015 Six-spot Burnet 2 Adult Duddon Moss Road Broughton in Furness SD218848 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
15 Jul 2015 Chimney Sweeper 2 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY5702 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Strong gusty wind, 20deg C, 11.30 - 12.00. Hay Meadows south of (...)
25 Jul 2015 Silver Y 1 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
25 Jul 2015 Small Magpie 1 Adult Back Lane Chapels SD236839 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
25 Jul 2015 Antler Moth 1 Adult Haweswater Burnbanks NY500160 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Nectaring on Thistle. 3028.jpeg
25 Jul 2015 Silver Y 1 Adult Haweswater Burnbanks NY500160 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Jul 2015 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Middlebarrow Quarry Arnside SD469770 VC60 West Lancashire Martin Elsworth 2889.jpeg
5 Jul 2015 Chimney Sweeper 1 Adult Carus Green Kendal SD517947 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
5 Jul 2015 Silver-ground Carpet 1 Adult Distington Wood area Distington NY015234 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
5 Jul 2015 Pammene aurana 1 Adult High Stand Plantation Cotehill NY488484 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Orange-spot Piercer (pammene aurana). Not very common in (...) 2665.jpeg