Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 11:39 a.m.
A common species throughout Belgium. Populations can fluctuate considerably from year to year.
Native
Hibernates as a small larva. The adults come to light after midnight.
The adults fly from June till the end of August in one generation a year.
The larva lives on various herbaceous plants like Urtica, Rumex obtusifolius, Rumex hydrolapathum, Cynoglossum etc...