Red List: Least Concern (LC). GB Status: Common.

Identification

Usually distinctive.

Recording method

Attracted to light.

Life cycle

Two generations. Overwinters as a pupa. Larvae June to July and late August to September.

Larval foodplant

Spindle.

History

The first record for D&G was one to light at Carrick shore (VC73) on 8th May 2024 (and again in 2025). This was followed by one to light at Kilsture Forest (VC74) on 30th April 2025. Now breeding at Carrick with second generation trapped  in 2026. The species may be restricted by the scarcity of the foodplant in the region.