Last modified: Sept. 16, 2023, 10:43 a.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Native
Hibernates as an egg, laid on branches of the food plant. Constructs an underground cocoon and pupates several weeks later.
The adults come to sugar and to light.
The adults fly in one generation a year: from late August till well into November.
The larva lives on: Quercus, Fagus, Crataegus and other deciduous trees.
Later on also on herbaceous plants.