Recording method

Comes to light

Life cycle

Larvae: May-June.  Adults:  July-August.

Larval foodplants

Many herbaceous plants, particularly Asteraceae and Rosaceae.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Portling, Kirkcudbrightshire, on 25th July 1983 by Sir Arthur Duncan, specimens at National Museums Scotland, while the first for Wigtownshire was found at Dunskey Castle on 27th July 1999, with the Dumfriesshire first occurring in 2016.