Recording Method

Flies in dappled sunlight, sometimes in swarms, and at dusk.

Life cycle

Larval period not clear but ends in April.  Adults: May-July.

Larval foodplants

Early feeding unknown.  Later feeds on dead leaves.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Longbridge Muir on 25th June 1977 by Sir Arthur Duncan, who also found the first for Kirkcudbrightshire at Kirkconnell Flow NNR on 16th June 1978, both specimens at National Museums Scotland.