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

Identification

Usually distinctive.

Recording method

Flies from dusk. Attracted to light.

Life cycle

One generation. Overwinters as a pupa. Larvae July to August. Pupates in plant debris.

Larval foodplants

Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Crab Apple and other related fruit trees.

Habitat

Woodland, scrub, farmland, parks and gardens.

History

First recorded for Dumfries and Galloway in 1895 at Corsemalzie by Gordon, in 1942 for VC73 near Gatehouse of Fleet by Russell and in 1951 for VC72 at Tynron by Duncan.