Oria musculosa (Hübner, [1808])

Host plants:
The larvae feed on grasses (Poaceae).

Habitat:
Oria musculosa inhabits dry and warm, grassy areas like pastures, dry grasslands, garigues etc.

Life cycle:
Oria musculosa occurs in one generation from mid-May (only in southernmost Europe) to August (in Central Europe July/August). The larva developes in spring , in the South supposedly already from winter.

Endangerment factors:
Oria musculosa has already largely disappeared from Central Europe due to agricultural intensification and the loss of dry grasslands.

Remarks:
Oria musculosa occurs especially in S-Europe and across warm and dry parts of temperate Asia.