Last modified: Aug. 20, 2019, 6:33 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Native
The adults fly in two generations a year from the last decade of April till mid June and from early July till late August. In favourable years a third generation occurs during September and October. They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants, a.o. Polygonum and Galium.