Scotopteryx bipunctaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Host plants:
According to literature, the caterpillar lives polyphagous on herbs, but prefers Fabaceae such as Lotus, Hippocrepis and Coronilla.

Habitat:
Scotopteryx bipunctaria is most often found in nutrient-poor, stony grasslands and limestone juniper slopes.

Life cycle:
The moths fly in a single generation from July to early September (few individuals sometimes even sooner). The caterpillar overwinters.

Endangerment: endangered

Endangerment factors:
Scotopteryx bipunctaria is in decline due to loss of grasslands (eutrophication, abandonment and felting and bush encroachment, overbuilding, agricultural intensification). But it is still quite steady on remaining nutrient-poor grasslands.

Remarks:
The distribution extends from Morocco across Europe to the Caspian Sea.