Last modified: April 2, 2022, 10:25 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Native
Hibernates as a pupa in a tough cocoon underground, sometimes for several years.
The adults come to light.
The adults fly in two generations a year: from May till mid October. Individuals of the first generation are more numerous than the second one.
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous plants but mainly on Sonchus.