Recording method

Comes to light.

Life cycle

Larvae: April-June in spun shoots and leaves.  Adults: May-August.

Larval foodplants

Blackthorn, Wild Plum, Wild Cherry.  Less frequently Hazel, Hawthorns, Apples, Pear or Yew.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Caerlaverock on 13th June 1981, while the first for Wigtownshire was found at Elrig Loch, near Mochrum, on 28th June 1988 by E. C. Pelham-Clinton, with the Kirkcudbrightshire first being found at Ravenshall Point on 23rd June 1996 during a Scottish Entomologists’ gathering.