Status: Vagrant/Accidental Notes:
Nationally scarce (Nb) on rough ground in southern England. Since its arrival on the Isle of Wight in 1994, it has persisted at low density and has recently established a small resident population in Sussex and elsewhere. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight after the first British record at Chale Green on the Island on 23 July 1994, regular on the south coast of the Island and around Lymington and on Hayling Island, with a few inland records at Bishops Sutton and Tichborne. Wingspan 20-23 mm. Distinctive and easy to recognise. Larva feeds on Garlic Mustard and Hedge Mustard.
