The Ni Moth

    Trichoplusia ni

    NoctuidaeABH 73.003 B&F 2432

    Not listed by Turner (1955), this immigrant species, which breeds in southern Europe and North Africa is now being recorded in the county irregularly and in variable numbers. Highest numbers have been in 1996, 2006 and 2015. 

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    The Ni Moth (Trichoplusia ni) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies