| Law: | Protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. |
| Red List status: | Vulnerable |
| NERC Act S41: | Species of Principal Importance
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| Local status: | Local and rare. Just a few nearby sites in the south-west of the county. |
| Size: | Small. |
| Larval foodplant: | Usually Cowslip. Other primulas also used. |
| No. of broods: | One |
| Flight time(s): | Late April to early June.
Average first date: 25th April
Average last date: 9th June |
| Winter: | Pupa |
| Habits: | Males are territorial, perching on scrub and chasing everything that flies into their area. Females are more secretive and skulk around in the undergrowth avoiding the males. |
| Habitats: | Currently uses scrubby chalk downland and chalk quarries, but has used woodland in the past. They particularly use larval foodplants in the scrub-grass interface. |
