Identification

Distinctive tent-like resting pose.

Recording method

Attracted to light.

Flight period

Late April-October.

Larval foodplants

Brassicas.

Habitat

Gardens, allotments and waste ground.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Corsemalzie, Wigtownshire, on 29th June 1897 by the Gordon brothers, while the first for Dumfriesshire was found at Castlehill in Kirkmahoe parish on 5th July 1976 by Sir Arthur Duncan, with the Kirkcudbrightshire first being found by Duncan as well at Portling on 18th June 1977, both specimens at National Museums Scotland.