Last modified: Aug. 13, 2022, 11:17 a.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium with most observations from the limestone area in the south. It occurs in xerothermic stony, rocky places with sparse vegetation.
Native
Hibernates as a larva. The adults come to light.
The adults fly in one generation a year: from mid June till mid-August.
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous low plants, but with a strong preference for Helianthemum nummularium orLeucanthemum vulgare.