Last modified: June 5, 2020, 4:44 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Native
Hibernates as a larva and pupates in an underground cocoon. The adults come to light and sugar.
The adults fly in two hard to separate generations a year from early May till late November. The second generation is the must numerous one.
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants like Rumex, Plantago, Taraxacum, Primula and Lactuca serriola.