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.