On the front and rear segments of the body there is a dark dorsal line. The moth flies by night and at dusk. Mating occurs at this time. A female can lay up to 500 eggs. Gripping the shoot using their two pairs of hind prolegs in diagonal fashion, the resting caterpillars mimic vine shoots.
Growth is completed by the start of the summer.
One or two months later, the adult moths emerge. July onwards of the same year, the adult moths appear.