Recording method

Flies by day in sunshine and sometimes at night.

Life cycle

Larvae present August-May, adults June-August.

Larval foodplants

Tall Melilot, White Melilot, Ribbed Melilot.

History

First record for Dumfries and Galloway was an adult netted at Torduff Point, Eastriggs, Dumfriesshire, on 7 July 2022.