Recording method

Comes to light.

Life cycle

Mines: September-April.  Adults: May-August.

Larval foodplants

Broad-leaved Willowherb and probably other willowherbs.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Corsemalzie House Hotel, near Mochrum, Wigtownshire, on 27th June 1988 by E. C. Pelham-Clinton, specimen at National Museums Scotland, while the first for Dumfriesshire was found at Courance on 7th July 2012, with the Kirkcudbrightshire first being found at Minnigaff on 24th July 2012.