Epirrhoe molluginata (Hübner, [1813])

Host plants:
The caterpillar lives on Galium species.

Habitat:
Epirrhoe molluginata inhabits forest edges, clearcuts, river valleys, wetlands, extensive meadows, alpine meadows and similar habitats.

Life cycle:
The moths fly from May to August in most cases in only one, at low altitudes and in the south in two generations. The caterpillar overwinters.

Remarks:
Epirrhoe molluginata is distributed from Southern and Central Europe to the Caucasus. The moth is missing in Northern Europe.