Last modified: July 3, 2022, 10:06 a.m.
A rare and local species throughout Belgium.
Native
Hibernates as a pupa in a tough cocoon underground.
The adults are active during the day and later come to light.
The adults fly from May till the end of August in two generations a year.
The larva lives on Carex, especially Carex sylvatica but also on grasses like Deschampsia cespitosa.