Last modified: June 4, 2024, 3:10 p.m.
A widespread and rare species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Native
The larva lives inside the seed capsules of the host plant. Hibernates as a pupa in a fragile cocoon just beneath the soil surface. The adults come to light.
The adults fly in two, sometimes three, generations a year from late April till late September.