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

Identification

Usually distinctive.

Recording method

Can be disturbed by day. Flies at dusk., Attracted to light.

Life cycle

One generation. Overwinters as a pupa. Larvae late June to August. Pupates among plant debris.

Larval foodplants

Birches, Hazel, Hornbeam and wild roses.

Habitat

Broadleaved woodland.

History

First recorded for Dumfries and Galloway in 1862 for VC73 at Dalskairth by Lennon.  Next recorded in 1995 at Rockcliffe (VC73), then in 1996  at Durisdeer (VC72).