[1][4][5] This butterfly can be found in dry, rocky, grassy and bushy areas[1][6] at an elevation of 0–1,400 metres (0–4,593 ft) above sea level.

Usually the basic color of the upperside of the wings is dull brown in the male, lighter or ocher in the female, with a fringe on the edges.

On the underside of each forewing there are two black eyespots ringed in yellow, the upper one with a white central spot.

The larvae feed on various common grasses of the family Poaceae (Brachypodium phoenicoides, Brachypodium retusum, Bromus erectus, Bromus sterilis, Corynephorus canescens, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca ovina, Koeleria vallesiana, Lolium rigidum, Nardus stricta, Poa annua, Stipa gigantea, Stipa parviflora, Stipa pennata, Oryzopsis canadensis, Deschampsia cespitosa, Anisantha sterilis) and of family Cyperaceae (Carex species).

[1][9][4] Adults fly from June to October,[7] and can be found resting on rocky ground with closed wings, warming up.