Poplar hawkmoth
Laothoe populae
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Butterflies and moths: Sphingidae
Unmistakable night-flying moth. Two oval markings and three transverse zig-zaged white strips.
Captured 5nd June and 8th July, 2022 in light trap. Single individual each time. And again 5th June and 17th June, and 27th July, 2023: one specimen each time. In light trap 17th (3), 25th (7) May and 24th June (2), and 5th July (1), 15th July (7), and 20th July (1), 2024. Caught in moth trap 13th May (1), 23rd May (1), 12th June (2), 9th July (2), 17th July (2), 12th August (2), 24th August (1), 2025.