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A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Native
The larvae live, sometimes gregariously, in a dense web.
They hibernate. Pupation in a dense cocoon amongst the food plant, on the surface of the ground or in spun leaves.
The adults are active just before dusk and later come to light.
The adults fly usually from June till early October, occasionally later.
The larva feeds on Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Ononis, Hippocrepis or Medicago.