Recording method
Flies around the foodplant, especially late afternoon. Occasionally comes to light.
Life cycle
Larvae July-May, adults May-June.
Larval foodplants
Flowers of Raspberry or occasionally other Rubus species such as Loganberry.
History
The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at The Forest, Wigtownshire, during June 1989 by E. F. Hancock, while the first for Dumfriesshire was found at an unknown site by a person unknown prior to 1993 (SNH data).