Life cycle

Larvae present July-May, adults June-July.

Larval foodplants

Saltmarsh Rush, Juncus gerardii, on the seeds.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Airyolland Lodge on Luce Bay, Wigtownshire, on 3rd July 2011, while the first for Dumfriesshire was found at Glencaple on 27th June 2014 during the Scottish Entomologists’ gathering and determined by dissection later.