Last modified: May 16, 2021, 8:33 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, mainly observed in the Kempen.
Native
The larva is yellow-green.
The larva feeds from spun leaves and on young shoots on the food plants.
Pupation takes place in the larval feeding place.
The moths are active in late afternoon and evening and later come to light.
The adults fly in two generations a year, from May till late July and again during September.
The larva feeds on: Artemisia campestris, Gnaphalium, Euphorbia, Spiraea ulmaria, Lactusa, Aster, Urtica, Iris, Solidago and many others.