(Esper, 1782)
Dusky Heath
Description:
The Dusky Heath is a butterfly of dry, grassy vegetation, such as found on rocky slopes in low scrub, thickets and in woodland clearings.
Different grasses are used as food plant, including bent (Agrostis spp.), and Sheep's-fescue (Festuca ovina).
It has one generation a year and hibernates as a caterpillar.
Habitat:
Dry siliceous grasslands
Dry calcareous grasslands
Heath and shrub
Sclerophyllous scrub
Similar species:
Coenonympha arcania