This butterfly is rarely seen with its wings open except when flying so this underwing view is the commonest. It feeds on various grasses such as Festuca ssp but is often recorded near the coast where Amophila arenaria (Marram Grass), another of its food plants, is found in the dunes.

LHS: Talacre Dunes 30th July 2007 RHS: Great Orme 6th July 2007

Added on 26th June 2008