Number of records: 242
Recorded in: 113 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 26 vi 2024
Identification difficulty
: 3Species that are difficult to identify. Even experienced recorders may be expected to provide additional evidence, for example a specimen, particularly if the record is outside of the normal flight period or geographical range of the species.
A resident species in decline, often common especially on the Downs and along the coast. Widespread but extremely local. Single-brooded, flying mainly from late June to early August. The larval food plant is unrecorded here, but elsewhere is stated as clovers, vetches and trefoils. (Pratt, 2011)
