Identification

A plain white moth with grey speckling and three straight lines on the forewing make it very distinctive.

Recording method

Flies around birches at dusk, comes to light.

Life cycle

One generation. Overwinters as a pupa at ground level. Larvae during July to October in varying sizes.

Larval foodplants

Larvae feed on birches, willows and Alder.

Habitat

Woodland and scrub.

History

First recorded for Dumfries and Galloway in 1862 for VC73 at Mabie Forest by Lennon, also in 1862 for VC72 near Dumfries by Lennon and in 1899 for VC74 at Corsemalzie by Gordon.