from many places in Belgium, mainly from the north of the country. Can
be locally a pest on various Leguminosae, especially on cultivated peas.
larvae living in a pod of Pisum sativum
and feeding on the green peas. They move from seed to seed, often
uniting two together with a silken web. When it's fully fed,
it cuts a hole in the side of the pod and drops to the
ground. Here it constructs a cocoon in the soil where it hibernates.
adults fly between May and August. They are active during
afternoon sunshine and as well at dusk and night when they come
occasionally to light.
Antwerpen, Viersel, 08 June 2004.
(Photo © Maarten Jacobs)