A fairly common resident.

Found in grassland, farmland and in urban gardens.

Overwinters as a larva while adults come to light and sugar and also visit flowers.

Note the black dots on the leading edge of the wing and the white dots around the kidney mark are distinctive.

Recorded in 100 (71%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2023)