Last modified: Jan. 19, 2023, 10:14 a.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Native
Hibernates as pupa among plant debris or behind loose bark. The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
The adults fly in two generations a year: from mid April till mid July.
The larva lives mainly on a great variety of herbaceous plants, also on woody broadleaved plants and frequently on deciduous trees like Salix and Populus tremula.