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

home>moths and butterflies (alphabetic list of species)

Moths

Micromoth families

 
Apple fruit moth
Argyresthia conjugella
Blastobasid moth
Blastobasis adustella
Blastobasid moth
Blastobasis vittata
Coleophorid moth
Coleophora sp.
Coleophorid moth
Coleophora mayrella
Coleophorid moth
Coleophora sp.
Early tubic
Diurnea fagella
Oecophorid moth
Esperia sulphurella
Brown house moth
Hofmannophila pseudospretella
Small dingy tubic
Borkhausenia fuscescens
Laburnum leaf miner
Leucoptera laburnella
Apple leaf miner
Lyonetia clerkella
Marbled mompha
Mompha propinquella
Cork moth
Nemapogon cloacella
Common clothes moth
Tineola bisselliella
Tineid moth
Psychoides filicivora
Pied smudge
Ypsolopha sequella
Ypsolophid moth
Ypsolopha ustella
Plutellid moth
Plutella porrectella
Diamond-back moth
Plutella xylostella
Bramble leaf borer
Stigmella aurella

Hepialidae

Swifts
Common swift
Korscheltellus lupulina
Map-winged swift
Korscheltellus fusconebulosa
Orange swift
Triodia sylvina

Alucitidae and Pterophoridae

Plume moths
Plume moth
Alucita hexadactyla
White plume moth
Pterophorus pentadactyla

Adelidae

Longhorn moths
Large longhorn
Nematopogon swammerdamella

Yponomeutidae

Small ermines
Cherry-tree small ermine
Yponomeutina evonymella
Orchard/apple small ermine
Yponomeutina padella/malinellus
Willow small ermine
Yponomeutina rorrella

Gelechidae

Gelechid moths
Meadow neb
Metzneria metzneriella

Pyralidae and Crambidae

Pyralid and crambid moths
Bee moth
Aphomia sociella
Garden grass-veneer
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Common grass-veneer
Agriphila tristella
Pale grass-veneer
Agriphila straminella
Hook-streak grass-veneer
Crambus lathoniellus
Satin grass-veneer
Crambus perlella
Dark pine knot-horn
Dioryctria abietella
Little grey
Eudonia lacustrata
Small grey
Eudonia mercurella
Common grey
Scoparia ambigualis agg.
Meadow grey
Scoparia pyralella
Grey knot-horn
Acrobasis advenella
Garden pebble
Evergestis forficalis
Olive pearl
Udea olivalis
Dusky pearl
Udea prunalis
Straw-barred pearl
Pyrausta despicata
Double-striped tabby
Hypsopygia glaucinalis
Small magpie moth
Anania hortulata
Mother of pearl
Pleuroptya ruralis

Depressariidae

depressariids
140x140
Agonopterix arenella
Agonopterix ?scopariella
Agonopterix heracliana
White shouldered house-moth
Endrosis sarcitrella

Choreutidae and Tortricidae

Nettle-taps and Tortrix moths
Common nettle-tap
Anthophila fabriciana
Common marble tortrix
Celypha lacunana
Flax tortrix
Cnephasia asseclana
Common yellow conch
Agapeta hamana
Large ivy tortrix
Lozotaenia forsterana
Privet tortrix
Clespis consimilana
Light brown apple moth
Epiphyas postvittana
Yellow faced bell
Notocelia cynosbatella
Common birch bell
Epinotia immundana
Small birch bell
Epinotia ramella
Small birch bell
Epinotia ramella f. costana
Common cloaked shoot
Gypsonoma dealbana
Chestnut tortix
Cydia splendana
Triple-striped piercer
Grapholita compositella
Grey tortix agg.
Cnephasia agg.
Maple button
Acleris forrskaleana
Ashy button
Acleris sparsana
Garden rose tortrix
Acleris variegana
Dark-triangle button
Acleris laterana
Red-barred tortrix
Ditula angustiorana
140x140
Barred fruit-tree tortrix
Pandemis cerasana
140x140
Green oak tortrix
Tortrix viridana
140x140
Yellow spot tortrix
Pseudoargyrotoza conwagana
140x140
Broad-blotch drill
Dichrorampha alpestrana
140x140
Common drill
Dichrorampha petiverella

Drepanidae

Lutestrings
Chinese character
Cilix glaucata
Figure of eighty
Tethea ocularis

Geometridae

Geometrids
Barred straw
Gandaritis pyraliata
Brimstone
Opisthograptis luteolata
Small phoenix
Ecliptopera silaceata
Common marbled carpet
Dysstroma truncata
Garden carpet
Xanthohoe fluctuate
Common carpet
Epirrhoe alternata
Green carpet
Colostygia pectinataria
Flame carpet
Xanthorhoe designata
Silver-ground carpet
Xanthorhoe montanata
Spruce carpet
Thera britannica
Grey pine carpet
Thera obeliscata
Red-green carpet
Chloroclysta siterata
Autumn green carpet
Chloroclysta miata
November moth agg.
Epirrita sp.
Pale brindled beauty
Phigalia pilosaria
July highflyer
Hydriomena furcata
Scarce tissue
Rheumaptera cerbinalis
Peppered moth
Biston betularia
Mottled grey
Colostygia multistrigaria
Mottled umber
Erannis defoliaria
Shaded broad bar
Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Scalloped oak
Crocallis elinguaria
Scalloped hazel
Odontopera bidentata
Feathered thorn
Colotois pennaria
Winter moth
Operophtera brumata
Northern winter moth
Operophtera fagata
Swallowtail
Ourapteryx sambucaria
Clouded border
Lomaspilis marginata
Small fan-footed wave
Idaea biselata
Single dotted wave
Idaea dimidiata
Small dusty wave
Idaea seriata
Common white wave
Cabera pusaria
Riband wave, banded form
Idaea aversata
Riband wave, plain form
Idaea aversata f. remutata
Light emerald
Campaea margaritaria
Yellow shell
Camptogramma bilineata
Common pug
Eupithecia vulgata
Maple pug
Eupithecia inturbata
Edinburgh pug
Eupithecia intricata
Green pug
Pasiphila rectangularis
Mottled pug
Euphithecia exiguata
Brindled pug
Euphithecia abbreviata
Golden-rod pug
Euphithecia virgaureata
Double-striped pug
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Purple thorn
Selenia tetralunaria
Canary-shouldered thorn
Ennomos alniaria
Bordered white
Bupalus piniaria
March moth
Alsophila aescularia
Mottled beauty
Alcis repandata
Willow beauty
Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Sphingidae

Hawkmoths
Poplar hawkmoth
Laothoe populae
Elephant hawkmoth
Deilephila elpenor
Small elephant hawkmoth
Deilephila porcellus

Erebidae

Common footman
Eilema lurideola
Buff footman
Eilema depressa
Fan-foot
Herminia tarsipennalis
Muslin moth
Diaphora mendica
Red underwing
Catocala nupta
The snout
Hypena proboscidalis
Straw dot
Rivula sericealis
The herald
Scoliopteryx libatrix
Ruby tiger
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Garden tiger
Arctia caja
Wood tiger
Parasemia plantaginis

Notodontidae

Buff tip
Phalera bucephala
Puss moth
Cerura vinula
Pebble prominent
Notodonta ziczac
Swallow prominent
Pheosia tremula

Noctuidae

noctuids
200
Angle shades
Phlogophora meticulosa
200
Small angle shades
Euplexia lucipara
Blair's shoulder-knot
Lithophane leautieri
Bright-line brown-eye
Lacanobia oleracea
Clouded-bordered brindle
Apamea crenata
Slender brindle
Apamea scolopacina
Small clouded brindle
Apamea unanimis
Pale-shouldered brocade
Lacanobia thalassina
Broom moth
Ceramica pisi
140x140
Burnished brass
Diachrysia chrysalis
140x140
Cabbage moth
Mamestra brassica
140x140
Chestnut
Conistra vaccinii
140x140
Dark chestnut
Conistra lingula
Clay
Mythimna ferrago
Plain clay
Eugnorisma depuncta
Dotted clay
Xestia baja
140x140
Clouded drab 
Orthosia incerta 
Common rustic agg.
Mesapamea secalis agg.
?Lesser common rustic
Mesapamea ?didyma
Copper underwing agg.
Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Dark arches 
Apamea monoglypha 
Double lobed 
Lateroligia ophiogramma 
140x140
Double square spot 
Xestia triangulum 
Dun-bar 
Cosmia trapezina 
Dusky brocade 
Apamea remissa 
200
The flame
Axylia putris
Flame shoulder
Ochropleura plecta
Flounced rustic 
Luperina testacea 
Frosted orange 
Gortyna flavago 
Garden dart
Euxoa nigricans
Gold spot 
Plusia festucae 
200
Beautiful golden-Y
Autographa pulchrina
200
Plain golden-Y
Autographa jota
200
Gothic
Naenia typica
200
Feathered gothic
Tholera decimalis
200
Green-brindled crescent
Allophyes oxyacanthae
200
Grey dagger
Acronicta psi
200
Heart and dart
Agrotis exclamationis
200
Hebrew character
Orthosia gothica
200
Setaceous Hebrew character
Xestia c-nigrum
200
The lychnis
Hadena bicuris
200
Lunar underwing
Omphaloscelis lunosa
200
Marbled minor
Oligia strigilis
200
Merveille du jour
Griposia aprilina
200
Middle-barred minor
Oligia fasciuncula
200
Tawny-barred minor
Oligia latruncula
200
Mouse moth
Amphipyra tragopoginis
200
Vine's rustic
Hoplodrina ambigua
200
Nut tree tussock
Colocasia coryli
200
Old lady
Mormo maura
200
Brown-spot pinion
Agrochola litura
200
Sallow
Cirrhia icteritia
200
Centre-barred sallow
Atethmia centrago
200
Pink barred sallow
Xanthia toga
Quaker
Orthosia cerasi
Yellow-line Quaker
Agrochola macilenta
Red-line Quaker
Agrochola lota
Small Quaker
Orthosia cruda
Twin-spotted Quaker
Anorthoa munda
Rustic
Hoplodrina blanda
Rosy rustic
Hydraecia micacea
Hedge rustic
Tholera cespitis
Uncertain
Hoplodrina octogenaria
Mottled rustic
Caradrina morpheus
Brown rustic
Rusina ferruginea
Square spot rustic
Xestia xanthographa
Satellite
Eupsilia transversa
Silver Y
Autographa gamma
Six-striped rustic
Xestia sexstrigata
Shuttle-shaped dart
Agrotis puta
Spectacled moth
Abrostola tripartita
Turnip moth
Agrotis segetum
Common wainscot
Mythimna pallens
Small wainscot
Denticucullus pygmina
Smoky wainscot
Mythimna impura
Least yellow underwing
Noctua interjecta
Lesser yellow underwing
Noctua comes
Lesser broad bordered
Noctua janthe
Broad-bordered yellow underwing
Noctua fimbriata
Large yellow underwing
Noctua pronuba

Caterpillars

Snout
Hypena obsitalis
Copper underwing
Amphipyra pyramidea
Elephant hawkmoth
Deilephila elpenor
Barred straw
Gandaritis pyraliata
Angle-shades
Phlogophora meticulosa
Lychnis
Hadena bicruris
Shuttle-shaped dart
Agrotis puta
Small quaker
Orthosia cruda
Agrotis
Agrotis sp.
Common rustic agg.
Mesapamea secalis agg.
Orange tip
Anthocharys caramines
Silver-Y
Autographa gamma
Large yellow underwing
Noctua pronuba

Butterflies

Comma
Polygonum c-album
Small copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Painted lady
Vanessa cardui
Red admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Peacock
Inachius io
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperanthus
White-letter hairstreak
Satyrium w-album
Tortoise-shell
Aglais urticae
Orange tip
Anthocharys caramines
Large white
Peiris brassicae
Small white
Peiris rapae
Green-veined white
Peiris napa
Meadow brown
Maniola jurtina
Small skipper
Thymelichus sylvestris
Large skipper
Ochlodes sylvanus
Wall
Lasiommata megera
Speckled wood
Pararge aegeria