Scopula ornata (Scopoli, 1763)

Host plants:
Thymus species, presumably also Origanum vulgare.

Habitat:
Scopula ornata inhabits nutrient-poor grasslands, pastures and other biotopes with thyme or wild oregano.

Life cycle:
Scopula ornata flies in two or three generations from late April to September. The caterpillar overwinters half-grown.

Endangerment: regionally endangered or decreasing

Endangerment factors:
This otherwise fairly steady species is in decline due to the decrease in nutrient-poor and thyme-rich areas in the landscape.

Remarks:
The distribution extends from north Africa across Europe to east Asia.