See also Moth of the Week (28/09/2019)

Identification

Usually distinctive.

Recording Method

Attracted to light.

Life cycle

Breeds continuously in southern Europe and North Africa. Unable to overwinter in Britain. Migrants arrive June to October but mainly August to October.

Larval foodplants

Has been found on Knotgrass in the wild.

Habitat

Warm, open sunny places.

History

The first record for Dumfries and Galloway was for VC73 in 1973 at Gatehouse of Fleet. The first record for VC74 was in 1983 for Torrs Warren and for VC72 at Kirkton in 1992.