Last modified: Oct. 18, 2023, 12:32 p.m.
A rare and local species in Belgium, mainly known from the Kempen and the south of the country.
Native
Hibernates as an egg on the food plant. Pupates underground or among the food plant.
They are active from dusk onwards, flying among the food plant and later come to light.
The adults fly in one generation a year from early June till early August.
The larva lives between spun leaves on Vaccinium myrtillus or V. uliginosum.