Red List: Least Concern (LC). GB Status: Common.

Identification

Usually distinctive.

Recording method

Attracted to light.

Life cycle

One generation. Overwinters as a pupa. Larvae mid-July to early October. Pupates underground.

Larval foodplants

Various elm species.

Habitat

Mainly woodland, but also parkland and gardens where the foodplant is present.

History

First recorded for Dumfries and Galloway in 1903 for VC74 at Garheugh road, Luce Bay, in 1930 for VC72 at Closeburn by Duncan and in 1939 for VC73 at Laurieston Hall by Stamp.