Information
| Red List status: | Least Concern |
| NERC Act S41: | Not listed |
| Local status: | Lives in colonies where it can be common. Rarely reported from north-east Bedfordshire. |
| Size: | Medium. |
| Larval foodplant: | A variety of grasses |
| No. of broods: | One |
| Flight time(s): | Mid June to mid August
Average first date: 12th June
Average last date: 16th August |
| Winter: | Larva |
| Habits: | Much of day spent on purple or blue flower-heads (such as knapweed and field scabious), or roosting on grasses. |
| Habitats: | Unimproved grassland and set-aside fields. |
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