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Underside. Never settles with wings open. Sexes are similar but the tails on the hindwings of the females are said to be slightly longer.
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To warm up, turns underside to be at right-angles to the sun.
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A pair mating.
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Convergence on a late season thistle
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Larva
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Pupa
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Pupa
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Information
| Law: | Protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. |
| UK BAP status: | Priority Species
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| Local status: | Uncommon. Lives in small colonies.
Probably under-recorded. |
| Size: | Small. |
| Larval foodplant: | English Elm and Wych Elm. |
| No. of broods: | One. |
| Flight time(s): | July.
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| Winter: | Egg. |
| Habits: | Feeds on honeydew in mature trees, but loves to visit nearby creeping thistle, where it will spend a lot of time feeding on a single flower, before walking to another. It can be approached closely and is very docile. Rarely flies. |
| Habitats: | Woods and hedgerows where Elms are found. |
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