Recording Method

Can be disturbed by day. Flies from dusk.

Life cycle

One generation. Larvae May. Adults fly  mid-June to September.

Larval foodplants

Grasses, including Cock’s-Foot and meadow grasses.

Habitat

Grasslands.

History

The first record for D&G was one at Dalskairth (VC73) 0n 27 July 2024.