Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 11:26 a.m.
A very common species throughout Belgium.
Native
Hibernates as a small larva and pupates in a cocoon formed between grass blades. The adults come to light.
The adults fly in two to three generations a year; from mid May till late October.
The larva lives on various grasses icluding Brachypodium sylvaticum and Molinia caerulea.