Appearance
This is a distinctive species, all the wings being largely white except for a black blotch on the costa of the forewing. The wingspan is 20–24 mm. Often two broods are produced each year and the adults can be seen at any time during the summer and autumn. The species flies at night and is attracted to light and nectar-rich flowers.The larva is rather variable but is usually green or yellow, often with red markings. It feeds on the flowers of a variety of plants . The species overwinters as a pupa.
Reproduction
*''Achillea'' – yarrow⤷ ''Angelica''
⤷ ''Arctium'' – burdock
⤷ ''Artemisia''
⤷ ''Calluna'' – heather
⤷ ''Campanula''
⤷ ''Centaurea''
⤷ ''Cirsium'' – thistle
⤷ ''Crambe''
⤷ ''Filipendula'' – meadowsweet
⤷ ''Galium'' – bedstraw
⤷ ''Hieracium'' – hawkweed
⤷ ''Lotus'' – bird's-foot trefoil
⤷ ''Lysimachia'' – yellow loosestrife
⤷ ''Matricaria'' – mayweed
⤷ ''Medicago'' – alfalfa
⤷ ''Pimpinella'' – burnet saxifrage
⤷ ''Rumex'' – sorrel
⤷ ''Selinum'' – milk-parsley
⤷ ''Silene'' – bladder campion
⤷ ''Solidago'' – goldenrod
⤷ ''Tanacetum'' – tansy
⤷ ''Trifolium'' – red clover
⤷ ''Vicia'' – tufted vetch
Food
*''Achillea'' – yarrow⤷ ''Angelica''
⤷ ''Arctium'' – burdock
⤷ ''Artemisia''
⤷ ''Calluna'' – heather
⤷ ''Campanula''
⤷ ''Centaurea''
⤷ ''Cirsium'' – thistle
⤷ ''Crambe''
⤷ ''Filipendula'' – meadowsweet
⤷ ''Galium'' – bedstraw
⤷ ''Hieracium'' – hawkweed
⤷ ''Lotus'' – bird's-foot trefoil
⤷ ''Lysimachia'' – yellow loosestrife
⤷ ''Matricaria'' – mayweed
⤷ ''Medicago'' – alfalfa
⤷ ''Pimpinella'' – burnet saxifrage
⤷ ''Rumex'' – sorrel
⤷ ''Selinum'' – milk-parsley
⤷ ''Silene'' – bladder campion
⤷ ''Solidago'' – goldenrod
⤷ ''Tanacetum'' – tansy
⤷ ''Trifolium'' – red clover
⤷ ''Vicia'' – tufted vetch
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