Information
| Red List status: | Least Concern |
| NERC Act S41: | Not listed |
| Local status: | Locally common, though may be in decline.
Found in colonies all over county in suitable habitat |
| Size: | Small. |
| Larval foodplant: | Cock's-foot preferred, but other grasses used too. |
| No. of broods: | One |
| Flight time(s): | Early June to mid August
Average first date: 29th May
Average last date: 18th August |
| Winter: | Larva hibernates in tube of leaves sown together. (Winter cutting of grasses can thus be detrimental). |
| Habits: | Males perch or patrol for females.
Females are more secretive.
Both sexes feed on wide range of nectar sources.
Perches with forewings half-closed.
Flies as a high-speed orange blur.
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| Habitats: | Unimproved grassland,
woodland rides,
brown-field sites,
road verges,
field margins |
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