Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Butterflies and moths: Noctuidae 

Dark arches

Apamea monoglypha

Notes

Night-flying noctuid moth. Silver grey with black lines on its shoulders and two prominent black lines centrally. Oval and kidney marks pale and ringed by black.

Sightings by month

Commonly captured in light trap 2022: 18th June, 2022; single specimen; July, 2nd August 3 specimens; 20th August, 4 specimens. Found in greenhouse 22nd June, 2023 and caught in light trap 24th June, 2023. Many specimens caught in light trap 27th July, 2023; 8th, 18th and 28th August, 2023.