Last modified: Sept. 7, 2019, 1:19 p.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, hitherto only known from the coast and from a few doubtfull old observations in LI and BR.
Native
Hibernates as a larva and pupates in a cocoon in loose sand. The adults come to light.
The adults fly in one generation a year from mid June towards mid September.
The nocturnal larva lives on Salix repens and on other herbaceous plants like Lotus, Hieracium pilosella and Plantago.