Life cycle

Larvae present September-May, adults June-July.

Larval foodplants

Greater Stitchwort, less often on Sea Campion, Red Campion and mouse-ear species.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was of cases found near Stellaria holostea in the Wood of Cree on 25th June 2005 during a Scottish Entomologists’ gathering and bred on.