Last modified: June 4, 2024, 4:05 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, mainly known from the extreme south of the country. Nowadays not often observed.
Recently (2021) observed in WV, where different habitable populations occur in the far west. It is possible to observe this species in numbers there.
Data Deficient due to a lack of sufficient data according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Native
Hibernates as a small larva and pupates in a loose spinning at the base of the food plant.
They are active by day and night they come to light.
The adults fly usually in one generation a year during June and July. When conditions are favourable, a small partial second generation may occur from August till September filled up with occasionally migrants.
The larva lives in the stems of Ononis.