See also Moth of the Week (10/03/2020)

Identification

Female is flightless. Please record the sex if it is a female.

Recording method

Females can be found at night crawling up tree trunks, males come to light.

Life cycle

One generation. Overwinters as a pupa.

Larval foodplants

Larvae feed on many broadleaved trees and shrubs.

Habitat

Wide range of habitats, the larvae feeding on many broadleaved trees and shrubs.

History

First recorded for Dumfries and Galloway in 1862 for VC72 near Dumfries by Lennon who recorded it as ‘common everywhere around the Dumfries area’, in 1895 for VC74 at Corsemalzie by Gordon who found it ‘common at light and on tree trunks during daylight in Wigtownshire’ and in 1942 near Gatehouse of Fleet by Russell.

All records to date are males.