Recording method

Comes to light.

Life cycle

Larvae: July, September-March.  The July generation feeds in rolled leaves, the September-March generation in catkins and buds.  Adults: April-June, July-September.

Larval foodplants

Alder and birch species; also recorded from rose species.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Longbridge Muir, Dumfriesshire, on 25th June 1977 by Sir Arthur Duncan, who found the first for Kirkcudbrightshire at Troston on 4th June 1979, both specimens at National Museums Scotland.