Last modified: Feb. 20, 2020, 7:34 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, mainly known from the Kempen and 2 southeastern provinces.
Native
The larva hibernates as a pupa in a cocoon among plant debris. The adults come to light and sugar.
The adults fly in two generations a year: from mid April till mid August.
The larva lives on Myrica gale, Vaccinium, Calluna vulgaris, Salix, Lysimachia and Menyanthes trifoliata.
Damp places, marshy area's.