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: Geometridae 

Silver-ground carpet

Xanthorhoe montanata

Notes

Night-flying moth with white wings crossed by a brown-black band mid-length and with a grey posterior border. Identity confirmed by Malcolm Lindsay (Roxburghshire regional moth recorder).

Sightings by month

Captured in light trap 18th June, 2022. In garden 22nd May, 2025. Caught in moth light trap 23rd (1) and 30th (1) May, 20th June (2), 2025.