The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide range of plants, including Urtica, Lamium, Stachys, Galeopsis, Eupatorium cannabinum, Vaccinium myrtillus, Salvia and Senecio.
The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum), Gypsywort (Lycopus europaeus), and of Chrysocoma linosyris during August to October.
Adults have been recorded feeding on the nectar of Eupatorium cannabinum, Lychnis and Silene species.
The occurrence of Arabis glabra, Geum urbanum, Agiimonia eupatoria, Eupatorium cannabinum, Cavpesium cernuum and some others may therefore readily be disputed as indigenous, and some questions concerning the nativity of various of our plants will probably remain for ever involved in doubts.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, such as Stachys, Eupatorium cannabinum and Fragaria vesca.
Eupatorium | Eupatorium cannabinum | Apocynum cannabinum | Eupatorium japonicum | Eupatorium capillifolium |