Last modified: Dec. 4, 2024, 2:02 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Native
The eggs are laid singly on the leaves near the tips of the host plants. Each female lays up to 300 eggs.
The caterpillar is reddish-brown with black dots, the head and neck shield are black.
The young larva hibernates in a silk hibernaculum near the base of a stem of the food plant. In spring it feeds in a terminal shoot and spun into a large bunch. Pupation in the larval feeding place, in a spun leaf or in moss.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
The adults have usually been observed from mid-May till late September.
The larva feeds on different species of Rubus like Rubus fruticosus and Rubus idaeus.
It inhabits woodland, wasteland and hedgerows where bramble occurs.