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Female - the lens-shaped marks around the edges of the wings are lighter than the ground colour of the wings.
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Male underside
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Female underside
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Male underside
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Female underside
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Information

| UK BAP status: | Not listed |
| Local status: | Uncommon and local |
| Size: | Large. |
| Larval foodplant: | Violets |
| No. of broods: | One |
| Flight time(s): | Early June to early August |
| Winter: | Larva |
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| Habitats: | Currently only found on chalk grassland in Bedfordshire, but nationally can be found in other unimproved grasslands and may also use woodland rides, moorland and dunes. |
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