Identification

Distinctive yellowish body with pied mottled wings.

Recording method

Attracted to light. Commonly disturbed in the field.

Flight period

May-September.

Larval foodplants

Common Nettle (Urtica dioica) and a range of Lamiaceae (mints).

Habitat

A range of habitats.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Corsemalzie, Wigtownshire, on 15th June 1895 by the Gordon brothers, while the first for Dumfriesshire was found at Tynron on 20th June 1944 by Sir Arthur Duncan, specimen at National Museums Scotland, with the Kirkcudbrightshire first being found at Bargaly Lodge on 30th June 1992.