Recording method

Comes to light.

Life cycle

Larvae: May-June on the roots.  Adults: June-September.

Larval foodplants

Perennial Sow-thistle, Prickly Sow-thistle, Dandelions

History

The first for Scotland and Dumfries & Galloway was found near Monreith, Wigtownshire, during July 1899 by K. J. Morton, specimen at National Museums Scotland.