Identification

Distinctive white terminal streak and diamond-shaped wing spots.

Recording method

Attracted to light.

Flight period

A migrant and could appear anytime. Most commonly found from July-September.

Larval foodplants

Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) and Field Wormwood (Artemisia campestris). Not believed to breed in Scotland.

Habitat

Most common on the coast, but can turn up anywhere.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Kirkton, Dumfriesshire, on 15th August 1996. No records from Kirkcudbrightshire or Wigtownshire.