SCIENTIFIC NAME: PYRRHIA UMBRA
VERNACULAR NAME: BORDERED SALLOW

Fig 1
ADULT Wingspan - 25 - 35mm. The ground colour is of a pale orange with a darker band towards the trailing edge which contains various subtle hues of pink. The wings are crossed by wavy orange lines and the orbicular and kidney marks are outlined in the same orange shade.
CHRYSALIS Hibernates in this stage.
LARVA Feeds on flowers of Restharrow.
BEHAVIOUR Attracted to light and sugar.
HABITAT Coastal on calcerous soils.
FLIGHT PERIOD Single brooded. June to July.
STATUS Common resident in Southern Britain.

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