A small butterfly common in Europe, North Africa, and Asia. In Israel it is common in the lowlands, the Judean Hills, the Jordan Valley, and the Golan, from March to June. Its wingspan is about 30 mm. It produces one generation a year.
The female lays her eggs in rows on the narrow-bordered grass and additional cereal species. The egg is yellow and oval in shape.
The larva hatching from the egg is yellowish and its head is black. After hatching it spins for itself a “house” inside a folded leaf and enters diapause until the following spring. As it grows, its color turns greenish, its head green, and it has light longitudinal stripes. When it reaches a size of about 20 mm it pupates, usually on the leaf.
The pupa is of the girdled pupa type. Its color is green and its length is about 20 mm. At the front of the pupa there is a pointed pinkish protrusion. Its period lasts about two to three weeks.

Former name: Narrow-bordered Skipper