Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 12:38 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Native
Hibernates as a small larva and pupates in a cocoon. The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light and sugar.
The adults fly in one generation a year; from mid June till the end of August. Sometimes a partial second generation occurs till early October.
The larva lives on fungi, decaying wood and lichens growing on dead trees, especially on Betula.