Eulithis populata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Host plants:
Vaccinium myrtillus and Vaccinium uliginosum. I found a caterpillar in the Simplon region at 2100m above sea level on bilberry and many larvae in Schw�bisch Gm�nd and in the Black Forest on Vaccinium myrtillus (May 2012).

Habitat:
Eulithis populata inhabits Vaccinium-rich forests, bogs and alpine dwarf shrub belts.

Life cycle:
The egg hibernates and the caterpillar is recorded from April to June, in the high altitudes even in July. The moths fly from mid-June to mid-September.

Remarks:
The distribution is Holarctic (North America, Europe, Asia).