| ADULT |
Wingspan 16-20mm. Another bird-dropping look-alike with greyish-white wings and a dark-blue-black blotch on the leading edge. Wavy cream lines are present and the abdomen is bluish-grey with a white tip. |
| CHRYSALIS |
Pupates in loose soil or leaf litter. Overwinters in this stage. |
| LARVA |
Yellow-green with red markings feeding on a variety of plants including Yarrow, Birds-Foot Trefoil and Red Clover. |
| BEHAVIOUR |
Attracted to light. |
| HABITAT |
Woodland edges, grassland, downlands and waste areas. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD |
Double brooded. May to September. |
| STATUS |
Resident. Common throughout. |
