
Red Carpet
Can be variable in colour, from light to darker brown, with a distinct darker cross-band, though the inner area of this is usually paler. Readily disturbed from grassy vegetation and low herbage by day. Also flies from dusk and after dark.
Caterpillars feed on Clovers and vetches.
Frequents a wide range of open grassy places, including calcareous grassland, hedgerows, heathland, sand dunes and woodland rides.
Shaded Broad-bar - Ilia Ustyantsev
Ilia Ustyantsev
Shaded Broad-bar - Garry Barlow
Garry Barlow
Shaded Broad-bar - Koen Thonissen
Koen Thonissen
Shaded Broad-bar - Clive Jones
Clive Jones
Shaded Broad-bar - Garry Barlow
Garry Barlow
Shaded Broad-bar - Paul Davis
Paul Davis
Shaded Broad-bar - Ann Collier
Ann Collier
Shaded Broad-bar - Lez Round
Lez Round