Identification

A large micro-moth with distinctive lacy markings.

Recording method

Attracted to light.

Flight period

May-September.

Larval foodplants

Brassicas, especially Winter-cress (Barbarea vulgaris).

Habitat

Damp habitats.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at the Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, Rothamsted station on 15th July 1974, while the first for Dumfriesshire was found at Barony College, Parkgate, on 9th July 1982 during a Scottish Entomologists’ gathering, with the Wigtownshire first being found at Blairmount Park on 25th July 1990.