Development
The adults are active for no more than 3 weeks. The females lay their eggs singly or in small groups at the bottom of the host plants. The eggs are spherical and whitish at first, bluish-colored before hatching. The young caterpillars feed at first on flowers and young shoots, while after the second moult they feed on leaves. The pupae stay linked to a support by a silk belt for wintering and the new adults hatch the next spring.
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