Red List: Least Concern (LC). GB Status: Common.

Identification

Usually distinctive. Care required, potential confusion with Grey Pug and Goldenrod Pug.

Recording method

Flies from dusk. Attracted to light.

Life cycle

One generation. Overwinters as a pupa. Larvae  late June to late August. Pupates in loose earth.

Larval foodplants

Mainly Douglas Fir, Norway Spruce and Sitka Spruce, but also other conifers.

Habitat

Plantations of introduced conifers, parks and gardens.

History

First recorded for Dumfries and Galloway only in 1970 for VC72 at Closeburn by Duncan, in 1974 for VC73 at Sandyhills by Ford.