Life cycle

Larvae present May-July, August-September.  Initially a gallery mine which leads to a blotch; later in a conical roll made from a strip partially cut from the edge of the leaf.  Adults present June-August, October-May.

Larval foodplants

Water-pepper, Redshank, Common Sorrel, Sheep’s Sorrel, Water Dock , Yellow Loosestrife.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Kirkconnell, Kirkcudbrightshire, on 13th October 1977 by Sir Arthur Duncan, specimen at National Museums Scotland, while the first for Dumfriesshire was found at Kirkton on 3rd August 2011.