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 

Setaceous Hebrew character

Xestia c-nigrum

Notes

Night-flying moth with distinctive "hebrew charater" black marking on wing with black cone beneath and black wedge near rear of wing. Food plant nettles and burdock.

Sightings by month

Captured in light trap 9th Sept, 2022, 1 specimen. Caught in light trap 14th September (5), 25th September (1), and 8th October (2), 2023.