Last modified: Oct. 15, 2022, 11:21 a.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Native
Hibernates as a pupa in an underground cocoon.
The adults come to light and sugar.
The adults fly in one generation a year: from mid May till late August.
The larva lives on different herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees like: Urtica, Humulus, Convolvulus, Rumex, Trifolium, Salix, Hedera or Corylus.