De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844.
Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége
2:
1–35. On page 17.
Status
Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 13–19 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in three generations a year, usually from mid-March till early September.
The larva lives on a great range of herbaceous plants and shrubs, including Ulex, Ilex, Calluna vulgaris, Eupatorium cannabinum, Erica tetralix or Sorbus.