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A very common migrant in Belgium.
The species is able to hibernate as an adult during mild winters.
Migrant In Belgium since July 1837.
A very common migrant in Belgium, and present every year, occasionally in large numbers.
Leggs are laid singly on the underside of leaves ans flowers of the host plant. Pupation in a flimsy cocoon nearby the soil among foliage or in leaf litter. Adult moths visit flowers of a.o. Lonicera spp., Phlox spp. and Saponaria spp. They use to 'sunbade' in front of warm walls or rocks while flying. During mild winters the species is able to hibernate as an adult in sheltered places like outbuildings, crevices and holes in walls and trees and it will probably become a breeding resident in small numbers in near future.
The adults have been observed from February till November, but most specimens are usually seen from May till September. They are active during daytime.