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 

Lunar underwing

Omphaloscelis lunosa

Notes

Night-flying noctuid moth, mostly brown in colour but occasionally very pale. Kidney and oval marks black and ringed with white; two prominent black wedge marks near tip of leading edge and row of smaller black dots; distal border pale; major veins white.

Sightings by month

Captured in light trap 25th September, 2023: four specimens.