Jura, France, May 2011

SW Serbia, June 2012

Field notes and information

A local but widespread species with two distinct subspecies. Please see separate page for the subspecies iphioides from north Spain.

Identification & Similar species: A reduced/ patchy underside hindwing submarginal band and a row of fairly uniformly sized spots are characteristic.

Distribution & Flight: Widespread but local from eastern France to Poland, Serbia and Romania. Sporadic further south into northern Greece.

Habitat & Behaviour: Grassy flowery places with scrub. Flies in a range of conditions from hot dry to damp places.

Jura, France, June 2015

Vaud, Switzerland, July 2021

Vaud, Switzerland, July 2021

Triglav, Slovenia, August 2014

Jura, France, June 2008

Jura, France, June 2015

Jura, France, June 2015

Jura, France, June 2022

Jura, France, July 2013

Jura, France, June 2022

Jura, France, May 2011

SE Serbia, June 2012

Cluj, Romania, May 2009

SW Serbia, June 2012

Killed by an assasin bug.