Recording method

Active by day, flying in sunshine.  Feeds on pollen of various herbaceous plants, especially sedges.

Life cycle

Larvae present March. Adults fly May-July.

Larval foodplants

A larva has been found in leaf litter among fungal hyphae.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Langholm, Dumfriesshire, on 17th May 1964 by E. C. Pelham-Clinton, who also found the first for Kirkcudbrightshire in High Camer Wood in late May 1967.  Both specimens at National Museums Scotland. MOGBI (1996) have details of records for Wigtownshire.