A small butterfly common in the Middle East from Macedonia and Turkey to Israel. In Israel it is common in the Mediterranean mountain region, in spring and early summer (from April to June). Its wingspan is about 25 mm. It produces one generation a year.
The female lays her eggs on Bulbous Barley. The egg is white and round in shape.
The larva hatching from the egg is hairy, white in color, and its head is black. After hatching it enters diapause until the following spring. As it grows, its color turns green with light stripes לאורך it. When it reaches a size of about 25 mm, it pupates.
The pupa is of the girdled pupa type. It is green with light longitudinal stripes and about 20 mm long. At the front of the pupa there is a pointed protrusion. Its period lasts about two to three weeks.

Former name: hairy narrow skipper