Status
Scarce.
Found where foodplant occurs in dry open areas in south and south-east England, from Devon to Lincolnshire.
Adults netted at dusk flying about Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare) at Weeting in 2013 (I. Barton, K. Rosewarne, 25/06/13) and Cranwich Heath (S. Wright 30/06/13)
Leaf-mine: The larvae feed within stems of Viper's Bugloss, over-wintering in a cocoon.
First VC27 record of larval frass found in stems of Viper's Bugloss at Aldeby in 2013. (T. Prichard, 11/06/13)
VC28 records [MBGBI vol2]Recorded in 9 (12%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2025.
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