Identification

Great care required to separate from other Scoparia as much confusion surrounds it. Dissection may be required for confident identification.

Recording method

Attracted to light. Commonly disturbed in the field.

Flight period

May-August.

Larval foodplants

Mosses.

Habitat

A wide range of habitats.

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found in Colvend parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, during 1870 by Francis Buchanan White, while the first for Dumfriesshire was found in Eskdale during 1887 by H. H. Corbett, with the Wigtownshire first being found at Corsemalzie on 14th June 1897 by the Gordon brothers.