Recording method

Frequent on waste ground.

Life cycle

Larvae present September-June, adults July-August.

Larval foodplants

Orache spp and goosefoot spp especially Fat-hen but not Sea Purslane.

History

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