Identification

A beige moth with distinctive dark bands.

Recording Method

Attracted to light. Often disturbed in the field.

Flight period

May-September.

Larval foodplant

Roots of plantains.

Habitat

Dry habits such as dunes, wasteground and shingle.

History

Recorded in Dumfries and Galloway for the first time in Kirkcudbrightshire at Rascarrel Bay on 03/07/2023. Recorded in Wigtownshire at the Isle of Whithorn on 03/06/2023. Not recorded in Dumfriesshire.