Identification
A large distinctive micro-moth with a broad brown wing margin and white centre. A melanic form occurs frequently, this being dark with a purplish sheen.
Recording method
Attracted to light.
Flight period
July-September.
Larval foodplants
Box (Buxus spp.)
Habitat
Gardens and parks.
History
Caught for the first time for Dumfries & Galloway and VC74 by Paul Donald near Whithorn in 2023.