Identification

A dark mauve-brownish moth.

Recording method

Attracted to light.

Flight period

June-July.

Larval foodplants

Goldenrods.

Habitat

Coastal and rocky habitats.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found in Colvend and Rockcliffe parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, during 1871 by Francis Buchanan White, while the first for Dumfriesshire was found at Kirkton on 24th June 1997. No records from Wigtownshire.