Natural history of Pointfield

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

Moths and butterflies: gallery of species

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Currant pug
Eupithecia assimilata
Snout
Hypena obsitalis
Copper underwing
Amphipyra pyramidea
Mouse moth
Amphipyra tragopoginis
Elephant hawkmoth
Deilephila elpenor
Hebrew character
Orthosia gothica
Barred straw
Gandaritis pyraliata
Common rustic
Mesapamea secalis agg.
Angle-shades
Phlogophora meticulosa
Shuttle-shaped dart
Agrotis puta
Small quaker
Orthosia cruda
Clay group
Mythimna / Leucania spp.
Broad bordered yellow underwing
Noctua fimbriata
Agrotis
Agrotis sp.
Common rustic agg.
Mesapamea secalis agg.
Orange tip
Anthocharys caramines
Large white
Peiris brassica
Silver-Y
Autographa gamma
Spindle small ermine
Yponomeuta cagnagella
Flame
Axylia putris
Large yellow underwing
Noctua pronuba
Lesser yellow underwing
Noctua comes
Buff ermine
Spilosoma lutea
Muslin
Diaphora mendica
Ruby tiger
Phragmatobe fulginosa
Ruby tiger
Phragmatoba fulginosa
Comma
Polygonum c-album