Red List: Least Concern (LC). GB Status: Common.

Identification

Usually distinctive. Great care required, potential confusion with the red form of Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet which is much commoner in the region. Useful information on identification is available HERE with more comparative images  HERE

Photo required for record acceptance due to rarity status and identification difficulties.

Recording Method

Flies from dusk and attracted to light.

Life cycle

Two  generations. Overwinters as a pupa. Pupates in plant debris. Larvae  July and September..

Larval foodplants

Bedstraws and Ground-ivy.

Habitat

A wide range including gardens, woodland, hedgerows, moorland and coastal locations..

History

First recorded in Dumfries and Galloway in 1862 in VC72 near Dumfries by Lennon who stated that it was ‘very common’.  First recorded for VC73 in 1870 Colvend parish by White and for VC74 in 1898 at Corsemalzie by Gordon who noted that it ‘frequently came to light and could be found occasionally by beating’.