Recording method

Comes to light.

Life cycle

Larvae April-May in spun young shoots, boring down and causing a gall-like growth.  Makes white blotches on the leaves.  Adults fly June-August.

Larval foodplants

Lesser Stitchwort, Bog Stitchwort, Field Mouse-ear, Common Mouse-ear; also occasionally Greater Stitchwort or Wood Stitchwort.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Parkgate, Dumfriesshire, during 1982, while the first for Kirkcudbrightshire was found at Mersehead RSPB on 3rd August 2005.