Recording method
Active by day and in evening sunshine. Feeds on the pollen of oaks, Sycamore and hawthorns. May swarm around tree tops.
Life cycle
It is not known which months the larvae are present. Adults fly April-June.
Larval foodplant
Not known.
History
The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found in Craignee Wood, Penpont, on 18th May 1975 by E. C. Pelham-Clinton; there are further records from Tynron nearby.