Recording method

Comes to light.

Life cycle

Larvae: July-April in leaves spun together to form a pocket.  Adults: May-June.

Larval foodplants

Bell Heather, Cross-leaved Heath, birch species.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found on Aucheninnes Moss, Kirkcudbrightshire, on 13th June 1981, while the first for Dumfriesshire was found at Longbridgemuir on 9th May 2014.