Identification

Usually distinctive. Care required, potential confusion with Purple Marbled.

Photo required for record acceptance due to rarity status.

Recording Method

Attracted to light.

Life cycle

Two generations. Adults May to July and August to September. Possibly breeding in southern England.

Larval foodplants

Thistles, including Creeping Thistle.

Habitat

As a migrant moth, could appear anywhere but perhaps more likely at coastal sites.

History

The first for D&G, and for Scotland, was one to light near Auchencairn (VC73) on 18 July 2022.