First recorded at Aline Community Woods, Lewis in April 2025 by a visiting naturalist. A minimum of 12 individuals were counted across the site, suggesting an established colony. A rare coniferous forests species confined to north-east Scotland. The flight period is April to May where it can be seen by day. The foodplants are coniferous plantation species including lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis).

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.