Last modified: Oct. 18, 2023, 12:27 p.m.
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Native
Hibernates as pupa among plant debris.
The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come to light.
The adults fly in two generations a year from April till June and from July till early September.
The larva lives in the flowers and seeds of Angelica sylvestris, Heracleum but also on Sambucus nigra.