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 

?Lesser common rustic

Mesapamea ?didyma

Diagnostic features

Almost black noctuid moth with white kidney marks and no oval mark. Firm identification requires genital dissection, but black coloured forms reportedly almost always didyma.

Sightings by month

In light trap 27th July, 2023: 1 individual