This striking vagrant is an irregular visitor, mainly to the south of England. According to the NBN Atlas, there are just four records north of the Great Glen: two on Shetland, one on the north-west coast of mainland Scotland and one on St, Kilda. This was the first record for the Outer Hebrides found on 4 September 2014. Now a second specimen has been recorded on 29 October 2024 on the east side of Lewis.
The larvae of this migrant have not been found in Britain but on the continent, it feeds on periwinkle (Vinca) as well as oleander (Nerium oleander).

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