Last modified: Oct. 5, 2023, 2:06 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, mainly observed in the northern part.
Native
Hibernates as a pupa, in a tough cocoon of silk and earth, usually among surface debris but sometimes underground.
The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come sparsely to light.
The adults fly in one generation a year from June till August.
The larva lives on the flowers and seedheads of Artemisia absinthium, also on Artemisia vulgaris.