Recording method

Sometimes comes to light.

Life cycle

Mines: May-October, a gallery abruptly widening into a large white blotch, sometimes taking up the whole leaf.  Adults: April-June, July-August.

Larval foodplants

Orache and goosefoot species.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Torrs, Wigtownshire, on 19th May 1983 by Sir Arthur Duncan, while the first for Kirkcudbrightshire was found on Auchencairn Bay on 6th July 2004, both specimen at National Museums Scotland.