Lacanobia contigua (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Host plants:
The caterpillar lives polyphagous on grasses, herbs and low parts of woody plants.

Habitat:
Lacanobia contigua reproduces in wet meadows, clearings and woodland edges, extensive hedge areas, luxuriant grasslands and in some cases even in human settlements or cultivated land, etc.

Life cycle:
The pupa hibernates. The moths fly from May to early August, usually in one generation (peak in June and early July). I found the caterpillar on damp clearings and edges in August and early September.

Remarks:
Lacanobia contigua is widespread in Europe and temperate Asia to Japan.