Last modified: May 7, 2024, 10:59 a.m.
An extreme rare and declining species In Belgium. Rarely observed.
This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Native
The larvae can be found from April till July. First instars are green, later instars are brown.
First instars are green and like to live on the inflorescence of the host plant, older larvae are brown and are mainly active at night and stay always close to the host plant.
The pupation takes place in the ground. The species overwintering as an egg.
The adults are active from dusk and later come to light and sugar.
They are on the wing from late August till mid-November in one generation a year.
The larva feed on different species of herbaceous plants like: Rumex, Taraxacum, Galium Scrophularia etc...