Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
17 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Barbondale Barbon SD635826 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
7 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Beckside Old Hutton SD558881 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
7 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Beckside Old Hutton SD558881 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
7 May 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Beckside Old Hutton SD558881 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
7 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Beetham Milnthorpe SD496794 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sunshine slight breeze. One of each sex.
7 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Beetham Milnthorpe SD496794 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sunshine slight breeze. One of each sex.
7 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Beetham nursery Beetham SD498797 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Beetham nursery Beetham SD498797 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
7 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Dallam Chase Milnthorpe SD496819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
27 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Females.
27 May 2017 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell On Forget-Me-Not. 9293.jpeg
27 May 2017 Brimstone 1 Adult Greenrigg Raisbeck Orton NY642078 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Bromley Second Brimstone seen here in three years.
7 May 2017 Large White 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sunshine slight breeze.Passing through the garden.
7 May 2017 Green Hairstreak 3 Adult Grizedale Forest Satterthwaite SD337968 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
7 May 2017 Green-veined White 4 Adult Grizedale Forest Satterthwaite SD337968 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
7 May 2017 Large White 3 Adult Grizedale Forest Satterthwaite SD337968 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
7 May 2017 Orange-tip 11 Adult Grizedale Forest Satterthwaite SD337968 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
27 May 2017 Duke of Burgundy 5 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD3688 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar During a 5 minute suitable weather window. 9296.jpeg
27 May 2017 Small Heath 2 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD3688 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Surrounded by storm clouds.
27 May 2017 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD3688 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar During a 5 minute suitable weather window.
7 May 2017 Orange-tip 2 Adult Middleshaw Old Hutton SD560893 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
7 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Middleshaw Old Hutton SD560893 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
7 May 2017 Orange-tip 6 Adult Old Hutton Old Hutton SD554884 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
17 May 2017 Green-veined White 3 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
17 May 2017 Orange-tip 28 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 20 Males, 8 females.
17 May 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult River Lowther Askham NY516221 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
27 May 2017 Green-veined White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
27 May 2017 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
7 May 2017 Holly Blue 2 Adult Tarraby Lane, Stanwix. Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
7 May 2017 Large White 2 Adult Tarraby Lane, Stanwix. Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
7 May 2017 Orange-tip 5 Adult Tarraby Lane, Stanwix. Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien 3 ♂♂ 2♀♀
7 May 2017 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Tarraby Lane, Stanwix. Carlisle NY406577 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien
7 May 2017 Orange-tip 1 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones male
7 May 2017 Duke of Burgundy 11 Adult Whitbarrow NE Witherslack SD449885 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 3 females and 18 eggs located 8705.jpeg
7 May 2017 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Whitbarrow NE Witherslack SD449885 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 8706.jpeg
7 May 2017 Green-veined White 24 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY095510 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 May 2017 Large White 1 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY095510 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 May 2017 Peacock 1 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY095510 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
7 May 2017 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Wolsty Banks Wolsty NY095510 VC70 Cumberland John Callion

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