Identification

Distinctive tabby colouration.

Recording Method

Most commonly found in or near buidlings in the field but is attracted to light.

Flight period

June to September.

Larval food

Refuse of hay, animal feed and cereals.

Habitat

Neglected farm buildings, barns and stables.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found near Monreith, Wigtownshire, on 30th July 1899 by K. J. Morton, specimen at National Museums Scotland. No other records.