Last modified: Jan. 1, 2024, 3:41 p.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium, but in the Kempen locally common.
Native
It hibernates as pupa in a cocoon among plant debris.
The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light and sometimes also on sugar.
The adults fly from late March till mid-September.
The larva lives on the flowers of Calluna, sometimes also on Achillea millefolium.
Heather vegetation with a litter layer forms a suitable habitat.