Last modified: July 29, 2019, 4 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium. Populations can fluctuate considerably from year to year.
Native
Hibernates as a small larva low down in the vegetation. The adults come to light and sugar.
The adults fly in one generation a year from June towards August. Sometimes a partial second generation occurs till October.
The larva lives on different species of Gramineae, but also on Taraxacum, Stellaria, Plantago etc.