Last modified: Jan. 9, 2021, 5:40 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, mostly known from the Kempen.
Native
Hibernates as a small larva and pupates underground. The adults come to light and sugar, and feeds at ivy flowers (Hedera) or on overripe blackberries.
The adults fly in one generation a year, from early September till late October.
The larva lives on various grasses, but also on herbaceous plants and shrubs like: Rumex, Trifolium or Calluna vulgaris.