Life cycle

Larvae: May-June amongst spun leaves which they skeletonise.  Adults: July-May.

Larval foodplants

Oak species.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was published in Stephens (1834) with the Rev. William Little recording it Raehills, Dumfriesshire, where he resided, while the first for Kirkcudbrightshire was found at Glenlee on 6th April 2011.