Last modified: June 4, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Native
Hibernates as a pupa in a flimsy cocoon in leaf litter or in a crevice in a tree trunk.
The adults come to light in small numbers and also feeds at sallow catkins.
The adults fly from early March till May in one generation a year.
The larva lives on Pinus sylvestris and on other Pinaceae.