Last modified: Dec. 11, 2024, 12:02 p.m.
A common spring species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Native
The caterpillars are frequently eating other caterpillars. Hibernates as a pupa in an underground cocoon, often close to a tree trunk.
The adults come to light, sugar and sallow catkins.
The adults fly in one generation a year when conditions are mild from mid-February till late April, occasionally earlier.
The larva lives on different species of deciduous trees like Quercus and Salix.