Last modified: Nov. 6, 2023, 4:12 p.m.
A fairly common and very variable species throughout Belgium.
Native
The larva lives on various grasses.
It hibernates and pupates in the spring in the soil.
The adults come to light and sugar.
The adults fly from mid May till early August in one generation a year.
The larva lives on various grasses, including: Phalaris arundinacea, Calamagrostis epigejos or Molinia ssp.