Last modified: Dec. 30, 2023, 1:01 p.m.
A local and fairly common species in Belgium, more frequently observed in the southern provinces and the Kempen.
Native
Hibernates as a small larva. The males are active during the day. The adults come to light.
The adults fly from May till mid July in one generation a year. Very occasionally, a partial second generation occurs around August.
The larva lives mainly on Calluna and Erica, but also on different species of herbaceous plants like Rumex acetosella and Succisa pratensis.