Last modified: Feb. 22, 2020, 4:04 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Native
Hibernates as a fully grown larva in cocoon underground, in which it pupates. The adults come to light and sugar.
The adults fly in one generation a year; from mid May towards late July. Sometimes a partial second generation occurs from mid September till mid October.
The larva lives on different species of Gramineae, especially on Dactylis glomerata.