Recording method

Males fly in sunshine in the middle of the day.

Life cycle

Larvae present May-September, feeding amongst spun leaves.

Larval foodplants

Bog-myrtle, willow species, Blackthorn, Silverweed, Meadowsweet, Bramble etc.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at an unknown site in Kirkcudbrightshire by a person unknown prior to 2001 (MOGBI data).