• National Status: Widespread throughout the UK, range stable. Population trend 10 years +18%: since 1976 -54%.
• West Midlands Status:  Widespread throughout the four counties with a preference for more upland areas, range contracting. Population trend 10 years – decreasing.

• Hotspots:  Malvern Hills, Prees Heath, Stiperstones and Long Mynd.  Prees Heath, Baggeridge Country Park, Ewyas Harold, Pound Green, North Hill, Malvern, Portway Hill.

• Habitat: Well-drained grasslands where fine-leaved grasses predominate.

• Flight Period:  Mid-May to mid-September. Usually two broods peaking in June and August with evidence of an occasional third brood in good summers.

• Wingspan Male 33 mm, female 37 mm.

Caterpillar Food Plant: The main foodplants are Bents (various) (Agrostis spp.), Fescues (various) (Festuca spp.) and Meadow-grasses (various) (Poa spp.).

Life Cycle

• The Charts show the distribution over the last 5 years widespread but not complete 2020 to 2025
• The Population Trend from Transect Records considered stable 2021 to 2025
• Phenology from Transect Records

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