Sightings by month
Caught in light trap 8th July, 2022: one specimen. Captured in light trap 17th June, 2023; 1 individual.
Barred straw
Gandaritis pyraliata
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Butterflies and moths: Geometridae
Pale night-flying moth with distinctive wing shape when resting. Wings straw-coloured with three darker brown transverse lines. For caterpillar see here. Food plant bedstraw.
Caught in light trap 8th July, 2022: one specimen. Captured in light trap 17th June, 2023; 1 individual.