Silver-ground carpet
Xanthorhoe montanata
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Butterflies and moths: Geometridae
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).
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.