| ADULT |
Wingspan - 27 - 34mm. Typical Skipper shape with an overall orange ground colour especially the upperwing surfaces, upper antennae tips and upper body. Like the other orange 'grass skippers' the male has a distinctive black stripe made up of scent scales. |
| CHRYSALIS |
Located at base of foodplant. |
| LARVA |
Feeds on various grasses such as Yorkshire Fog, Creeping Soft Grass and Timothy. |
| EGG |
White turning to pale yellow and found within a sheath on the foodplant. |
| BEHAVIOUR |
A busy and very territorial creature always on the look-out for a potential mate, source of food or passing intruder. Will occassionally rest especially during a cloudy period and males may be found perched on the look-out for other males. Strongly attracted to purple flowers. |
| HABITAT |
A real lover of rough grassland where tall grasses flourish. Roadside verges and canalbanks are also possibles areas this butterfly may be found. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD |
June to August. |
