Last modified: April 11, 2024, 6:06 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, thinly distributed and nowadays only recorded in LG and LX. Very recently (2019) a specimen was trapped in AN, very close to the Dutch border. This record was the first for Flanders after more than 20 years of absence.
Native
Hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon in the sand.
The adults come to light and sugar.
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-March till mid-May.
The polyphagous larva lives on different species of trees and herbaceous plants like Salix, Betula, Senecio or Artemisia vulgaris.