Identification

Very distinctive.

Life cycle

One generation. Overwinters as an egg. Larvae are present May to July, with pupation in a cocoon.

Larval foodplants

Poplars, Aspen and willows.

Habitat

Woodland, riverbanks and gardens.

History 1860-2010

The first was found on the farmhouse wall at Caerlaverock WWT on 21st September 1998. The next was trapped at Kirkton on 29th September 2005, with another found on the garage wall at Auchencairn on 22nd August 2006.