Last modified: July 31, 2019, 7:34 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Native
The larva hibernates as a pupa in various species of deciduous trees, burrowing into rotten wood. The adults come to light and sugar.
The adults fly in two generations a year, from early May till late September.
The larva lives on various species of deciduous trees, but mainly on Betula and Alnus, also on Salix and Populus.