Last modified: April 13, 2021, 12:12 p.m.
A not so common species in the Kempen region in Belgium, in the southern part a rare species.
Native
The adults fly in one generation a year; from mid June till early August. They are active during the day from late morning towards late afternoon.
The larva lives on Calluna vulgaris and sometimes also on Quercus. Hibernates as a larva in a white hibernaculum and pupates later in a cocoon on the food plant.