Setaceous Hebrew character
Xestia c-nigrum
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Butterflies and moths: Noctuidae
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.
Captured in light trap 9th Sept, 2022, 1 specimen. Caught in light trap 14th September (5), 25th September (1), and 8th October (2), 2023. In light trap 19th Sept, 2024 (1).