(Hübner, 1804)
Corsican Heath
Description:
The Corsican Heath is found in different sorts of habitats, flower-rich grasslands at lower altitudes, dry scrub of open or dense maquis, deciduous woodlands, especially in valleys and ravines, and coniferous forests at high altitudes. It uses the false-brome Brachypodium retusum and other grasses as food plants.
This species has several, overlapping generations a year.
Habitat:
Dry calcareous grasslands
Sclerophyllous scrub
Similar species:
Unmistakable