Recording method

Occasionally comes to light.

Life cycle

Larvae: June-July in the stem, causing a gall.  Adults: August-June.

Larval foodplants

Broad-leaved Willowherb, Marsh Willowherb, Great Willowherb.

History

First record for Dumfries and Galloway was an adult found in Annan, Dumfriesshire, in 2021.