Information
Red List status: | Least Concern |
NERC Act S41: | Not listed |
Local status: | Locally common. Colonies exist all over the county. |
Size: | Small. |
Larval foodplant: | Common Rock-rose and various Crane's-bills |
No. of broods: | Two |
Flight time(s): | Early May to late June. Mid July to late September.
Average first date: 9th May
Average last date: 27th September |
Winter: | Fully-grown larva hibernates then pupates in the spring. |
Habits: | Sometimes roost communally on grasses. The feeding larvae are attended by ants. |
Habitats: | Brown-field sites, downland, unimproved grassland, heathland, road verges, track edges, woodland rides. |
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