Identification

Similar to Delpanqueia dilutella and Pempeliela ornatella. Has narrow reddish forewings with a conspicous pale second line and white subbasal fascia, differentiating it from related species.

Recording method

Attracted to light. Can be disturbed in the field.

Flight period

June-September.

Larval foodplants

Wild Thyme (Thymus polytrichus), often in association with Yellow Meadow Ant (Lasius flavus) nests.

Habitat

Coastal grassland and rocky habitats.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found in Colvend parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, during 1870 by Francis Buchanan White, while the first for Wigtownshire was found near Monreith during July 1899 by K. J. Morton, specimen at National Museums Scotland. No records from Dumfriesshire.