Last modified: Sept. 20, 2023, 2:26 p.m.
A rather rare species in the southern part of Belgium, in the northern part very rare or recorded as vagrants.
Native
The larva feeds at night and hides during the day close to the ground.
Hibernates as a larva and pupates in the ground.
The adults come to light and sugar.
The adults fly in one generation a year from early June till late August.
The larva lives on different species of herbaceous plants like Primula and in spring also shrubs and trees as Salix, Betula or Cornus sanguinea.