Recording method

Comes to light.  The commonest Coleophora inland.

Life cycle

Larvae present August-June, adults June-August.

Larval foodplants

Flowers of Oraches and Goosefoots (but not Sea Purslane).

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found on Auchencairn Bay, Kirkcudbrightshire, on 19th July 2006.