(Esper, 1783)
Lesser Lattice Brown
Description:
The Lesser Lattice Brown is a butterfly of grassy woodland glades. It occurs both in deciduous and mixed woodland. The butterflies have a rapid flight. They often rest in trees, but sometimes on shorter vegetation.
The caterpillars feed on grasses, such as Annual Meadow-grass (Poa annua), but also on larger, coarse-leaved species.
The Lesser Lattice Brown has one generation a year.
Habitat:
Mixed woodland
Deciduous forests
Similar species:
Kirinia roxelana