White-point - Mythimna albipuncta
Wingspan 30 to 35 mm. A rather round, pure white mark on forewing diagnostic.
Very similar to The Clay.
In Europe the larvae are known to feed on various grasses.
A former migrant to the British Isles, but has colonized in the last two decades.
Once a very rare migrant to VC55 the species is now considered an increasingly common resident.
Jane Hollingworth
Quorn garden
02 October 2025
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
13 August 2022
Dylan
Melton garden
17 October 2025
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Species profile
- Common names
- White-point
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Noctuidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 62
- First record:
- 07/11/2018 (Cole, David)
- Last record:
- 13/11/2025 (Hollingworth, Jane)
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