Cumbria Day-Flying Moth Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 Jul 2022 Dark Arches 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick fluttering around the garage in a sluggish manner. Thanks to (...) 37850.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Common Plume 1 Adult Hay meadow by Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY616216 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass mixed sunny about 19 degrees 37940.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Shaded Broad-bar 2 Adult Hay meadow by Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY616216 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass mixed sunny about 19 degrees 37941.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Silver Y 3 Adult Hay meadow by Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY616216 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass mixed sunny about 19 degrees 37939.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Six-spot Burnet 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Nectaring on Thistle at 5.40pm. The first adult of this species (...) 38481.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Aphelia viburnana 20 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY231601 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Bilberry Tortrix (Aphelia viburnana). Numerous. 37852.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Catoptria margaritella 3 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY23296047 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Near boardwalk traversing the moss. 37851.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
26 Jul 2022 Manchester Treble-bar 5 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY233604 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy At least 5 flying in the sunshine near the boardwalk traversing (...) 37842.jpeg
26 Jul 2022 Phiaris schulziana 1 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY23366051 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Phiaris schulziana on heather by the boardwalk crossing the (...) 37853.jpeg
16 Jul 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Smoot Garth Kings Meaburn NY620212 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Cloudy about 22 degrees feeding on the purple loosestrife around (...)
16 Jul 2022 Agriphila straminella 10 Adult Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY566613 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy At least 10. Probably the most common grass-moth found in this (...) 37576.jpeg
16 Jul 2022 Latticed Heath 8 Adult Forestry Track Sleetbeck NY495758 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown warm sunny light breeze
16 Jul 2022 Hummingbird Hawk-moth 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY270231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
6 Jul 2022 Ghost Moth 1 Adult Carls Head Kings Meaburn NY623218 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass breezy and overcast. Photograph and sighting by Clare Nattrass (...) 37146.jpeg
6 Jul 2022 Light Emerald 1 Adult Carls Head Kings Meaburn NY624218 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass breezy and overcast. Photograph and sighting by Clare Nattrass (...) 37145.jpeg
6 Jul 2022 Dark Arches 1 Adult Smoot Garth Kings Meaburn NY620212 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Another Dark Arches, had flown into the house. 37497.jpeg
6 Jul 2022 Chimney Sweeper 2 Adult Bowber Head Ravenstonedale NY739033 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full cloud cover, light SW wind, mild.

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