Life cycle
Mine: probably in leaf-buds of the foodplant, moving from bud to bud. It is not known in which months the larvae are found but the period includes May at least. Adults fly July-August.
Larval foodplants
Common Alder.
History
The first for Scotland and Dumfries & Galloway was found at Loch Kindar, Kirkcudbrightshire, during 1982.