Host plants:
The larvae feed on dwarf shrubs like Calluna and brooms.
Habitat:
Orgyia aurolimbata inhabits heathland and slopes with brooms, pastures rich in dwarf shrubs and similar sites.
Life cycle:
The larvae develop between April and July/early August (according to altitude). I recorded still half-grown larvae in 2000m asl in the French east Pyrenees in late July 2013. The moths are on the wing between June and early September.
Remarks:
Orgyia aurolimbata occurs locally in the south (Sierra Nevada) and especially in the north of the Iberian Peninsula and just reaches the French Pyrenees.