Recording method

Comes to light.

Life cycle

Larvae: May-June in spun leaves or flowers.  Adults: May-August.

Larval foodplants

Many herbaceous marsh and maritime plants.   Also oak species, Sycamore and Sitka Spruce.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Glenstockadale, Wigtownshire, on 7th August 2001, while the first for Kirkcudbrightshire was found on Auchencairn Bay on 12th June 2002, with the Dumfriesshire first being found at Langyards Wood on 18th June 2011.