Recording method

Comes to light.

Life cycle

Larvae: May-June in spun leaves or a folded leaf.  Adults: May-September.

Larval foodplants

Oak species

History

The first for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Barony College, Parkgate, Dumfriesshire, on 9th July 1982 during a Scottish Entomologists’ gathering, while the first for Kirkcudbrightshire was found at Craigend in Mabie Forest on 12th August 1996.