| ADULT |
Wingspan - 22 - 27mm. Dull orange in colour and seemingly darker than similar species with the distinctive ID feature being a pale orange crescent on the forewing which is more obvious in the female. Males are generally darker in colour. |
| CHRYSALIS |
Found in a tent of grass blades wrapped with silk. |
| LARVA |
Night feeding within a self constructed sheath of grass blades. New sheaths are made on new grasses as and when required. |
| EGG |
Found in rows in sheaths amongst Tor grass. |
| BEHAVIOUR |
Inactive in dull weather but when sunny a keen eye will be needed to keep track of this active butterfly as it flits around amongst the grass. |
| HABITAT |
Tall grassland and meadows and south facing sheltered slopes. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD |
July to September. |
