Last modified: Aug. 13, 2022, 11:34 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium. Numbers vary much over the years.
Native
Hibernates as a pupa underground. The adults come to light and sugar.
The adults fly from mid-May till mid-October in two generations a year. The second one is usually partial.
The larva lives on various herbaceous plants like: Rumex and Polygonum aviculare, but mainly on Atriplex or Chenopodium.