Life cycle

Mines: March-May, July-August, September-October. Adults may be seen any month between April and November.

Larval foodplants

Honeysuckle.  Occasionally Snowberry and Himalayan Honeysuckle.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at an unknown site in Kirkcudbrightshire by a person unknown prior to 1993 (SNH data), while the first for Dumfriesshire was netted at Holmhead on Lochar Moss on 19th April 2014.