Last modified: Dec. 5, 2022, 3:06 p.m.
Still a rare species in Belgium, but well distributed.
Native
The larva lives internally in the roots and stems of the food plant.
It pupates in a reddish brown suboval case, made from the leaf of the food plant.
It flies from early evening and later comes to light.
The adults fly from late June till August.
The larva lives internally in the roots and stems of Hypericum maculatum and H. perforatum.