Recording method

Comes to light.

Life cycle

Larvae September-May on the seeds.  Adults: June-August.

Larval foodplants

Burdocks.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Barony College, Parkgate, Dumfriesshire, on 9th July 1982 during a Scottish Entomologists’ gathering, while the first for Kirkcudbrightshire was found at Kirkdale Bank on 10th July 1999 during a ‘Grey Daggers’ Moth Group field meeting, with the Wigtownshire first being found at Port Kale and Port Mora on 11th July 2003.