Empetrum nigrum
The larvae feed on "Calluna vulgaris", "Betula" and "Salix" species (including "Salix repens"). Other recorded food plants include "Empetrum nigrum", "Myrica gale", "Vaccinium uliginosum", "Quercus", "Potentilla", "Galium", "Hieracium", "Artemisia", "Ononis", "Clematis", "Prunus", "Crataegus", "Corylus", "Rubus", "Erica", "Ulex", "Genista", "Lotus corniculatus", "Crataegus" and "Ledum palustre". Larvae can be found from July to August. The species overwinters as a pupa.