The forewing of male of this species is orange-brown with a narrow, irregular, sometimes broken, dark central cross-band and a rather ill-defined dark streak at the wing tip. That of female has a similar pattern, but is deep brown with a small, black, white-ringed central dot and sometimes very fine, wavy whitish cross-lines. There is only minor variation.
Warm, sunny places.
Recorded in 16 (5.9%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.
Last recorded in October 2020
Recorded date range (Adult): 15 May to 26 November