Last modified: July 3, 2022, 10:39 a.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Native
Hibernates as a small larva, near the ground among vegetation.
Pupates in a loose cocoon spun under or near a leaf of the food plant.
The adults are active from dusk on and later come to light and rarely to sugar.
The adults fly in two different generations, sometimes three, from mid May till end of September.
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants and other low-growing plants including: Urtica dioica, Lamium and Origanum vulgare.