Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 11:53 a.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Native
Hibernates as a pupa in an underground cocoon. The adults come to light and sugar.
The adults fly in one generation a year, when conditions are mild: from mid-February till end of May.
Some specimens are sometimes seen in late autumn and even in winter on mild days
The larva lives on different species of shrubs and deciduous trees like Quercus, Salix and Prunus spinosa.