Last modified: July 13, 2021, 7:08 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Native
The adults fly from Late April towards mid September in one generation a year. They are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
The larva lives on a range of herbaceous plants like Senecio jacobaea, Achillea millefolium etc. The race goossensiata (formerly regarded as a separate species) lives on Calluna and Erica. Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.