• National Status: A butterfly of south and south-east England, range expanding. Population trend 10 years -66%; since 1976 -88%. 
• West Midlands Status: Found in all four counties with its stronghold in Worcestershire, range expanding.
• Population trend 10 years – major increase.
• Hotspots: Any area of open dry grassland.Habitat: Warm, grassy areas such as woodland rides, meadows and roadside verges.
• Flight Period Early July to August. Wingspan 26–30 mm.

Similar to Small Skipper.  The males send glands are different and the tips of the antenna are black.

Life Cycle

• The primary larval foodplant is Cock’s-foot (Dactylis glomerata). Common Couch (Elytrigia repens), Creeping Soft-grass (Holcus mollis), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis), Timothy (Phleum pratense) and Tor-grass (Brachypodium pinnatum) are also used.

• The Charts show the distribution over the last 5 years 2020 – 2024 also the Atlas at 2000 to 2005
• The Population Trend from Transect Records although this shows a slight downward trend it is difficult to count with the Transect Rules.
• Phenology – From Casual Records