Last modified: Oct. 16, 2025, 6:41 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Native
It hibernates as a small larva and pupates in a cocoon.
The adults come to light.
The adults fly from early June till the end of August in one generation a year.
In favourable years a partial second generation occurs during September-October.
The larva lives on Rubus spp., Fragaria vesca, or Vaccinium.