Last modified: Dec. 11, 2023, 2:11 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Native
Hibernates as a pupa underground.
The adults come to light and sugar.
The adults fly in two generations a year from mid-April till June, and again from July till late September.
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants like Rumex, Limonium vulgare, Tripolium pannonicum, Plantago or Chenopodium.