Last modified: Oct. 17, 2025, 8:14 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Native
The species hibernates as a larva.
The adults come to light and sugar.
The adults fly from mid-May till mid-August in one generation a year.
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous low plants and shrubs like Digitalis, Vaccinium, Calluna vulgaris, Salix, Rubus, or Betula.