Red List: Least Concern (LC). GB Status: National Scarce A (Na).

Identification

Usually distinctive. Care required, potential confusion with Barred Rivulet.

Photo required for record acceptance due to rarity status.

Recording method

Attracted to light.

Life cycle

One generation. Overwinters as a larva. Larvae August to May.

Larval foodplants

Larval foodplant not known.

Habitat

Damp woodland.

History

First recorded for Dumfries and Galloway in 1950 at Langholm (VC72) by Pelham-Clinton, and in 2010 for VC73 at Kirriereoch.