| ADULT |
Wingspan - 16 - 20mm. Black head with ring of yellow at the rear, two yellow stripes on the thorax and with 3 (female) or 4 (male) yellow rings around the black abdomen make this small species easily recognisable. The dark tipped clear wings confirm the identification. |
| CHRYSALIS |
In branches of foodplant. |
| LARVA |
In branches of foodplant. |
| BEHAVIOUR |
Day flying. Attracted to pheromone lures or seen sunning itself on chosen foodplant. |
| HABITAT |
Allotments or elsewhere where foodplant flourishes. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD |
Single brooded. May to June. |
| STATUS |
Uncommon but widely distributed. |
