Recording method

Comes to light.

Life cycle

Larvae: September-April in a tubular spinning among the needles from which it emerges to feed on the adjacent needles.  Adults: May-July.

Larval foodplants

Scots Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Black Pine, Stone Pine.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Kirkconnell Flow NNR, Kirkcudbrightshire, on 15th June 2002.