Last modified: May 7, 2024, 12:31 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, only known from the Kempen area.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Native
Pupates in a cocoon in plant debris on the ground. Overwinters as an adult.
The adults are active from dusk onwards . They come to light, sugar and ivy flowers in the autumn and sallow catkins in the spring.
The adults fly in one generation a year: from early September till early November, hibernates and reappears again from late February till mid-May.
The larva lives mainly on Myrica gale or on Vaccinium uliginosum, Salix repens or Populus.