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A common species throughout Belgium.
Native
When young, the larvae live on the under surface of a leaf, later they change to the flowers where they spin a web. The larvae of the autumn generation hibernate in their cocoons.
They fly in sunshine and after dark come to light.
The adults fly from mid-May till the end of June and from mid-July till early Ocober, occasionally later. They fly in sunshine and after dark and come to light.
The larvae live on Nepeta, Origanum, Mentha, Salvia or Calamintha*.