Identifying features
Wingspan 28–40 mm. Both sexes have a dark, brownish wing upperside; the female has a broad, slightly crescent-shaped band on the upper side of the forewing, while the male has only a faint suggestion of such a band. At the “tail,” there are also some smaller orange spots. The wing undersides are mostly ochre or light brown, with a brown transverse band across the wings, edged with white; the hindwing has a pale orange, faint band along the wing edge.
Similar species
No confused species are described in the examined sources.
Distribution
Widespread in the southeast Norway along the coast of Telemark. Also found in Denmark and the southernmost Sweden and Finland; in Europe, except in the furthest north, and in Asia, east to Amur and Korea.
Biology
The larvae live on rowan trees and blackthorn, using both young leaves and cups; it can also live on plum trees in gardens.