Identification

Very similar to other Dioryctria species. Disection may be required for confident identification.

Recording Method

Attracted to light.

Flight period

June-October.

Larval foodplants

Conifers.

Habitat

Coniferous woodland.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found in Dalbeattie Forest, Kirkcudbrightshire, during 1994, while the first for Wigtownshire was found on Carsegowan Moss, on 9th August 1997 during a ‘Grey Daggers’ Moth Group field meeting, with the Dumfriesshire first being found at Kirkton during 2016.