Identification

Distinctive red and grey patterns.

Recording Method

Attracted to light and sugar.

Flight period

June-September.

Larval foodplants

Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and occasionally Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia).

Habitat

Hedges, woodland and gardens.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Colvend, Kirkcudbrightshire, during July 1871 by Francis Buchanan White, while the first for Dumfriesshire was found at Kirkton on 3rd August 1996, with the Wigtownshire first being found at The Forest on 8th August 1997.