Status: Widespread and fairly common in southern England/Wales; isolated recent record from Cumbria.
Habitat: Sunny glades in various woodland types, hedgerows, calcareous grassland, heathland, commons, meadows, quarries.
Host plant: Dog's mercury (Mercurialis perennis)
Overwintering: Adults hibernate in tussocks and moss, and among fallen leaves.
Food: Adults on host leaves, larvae on leaves and roots.
Other notes: Adults have vestigial wings therefore it is unlikely they are active fliers, despite having been captured in flight-interception traps (it is unknown whether they crawled/fell, were wind-blown or able to fly weakly)