[1] This is a relatively distinctive species by the standards of the genus, the upperside tending to be plainer than most of its congeners with only tiny white marks on the forewings and almost unmarked on the hindwings.

Alpine individuals often have a strong, almost completely reduced pattern of bright points on the upper side of the wing.

P. serratulae is distributed from the southern European mountains through western, central and eastern Europe via south-western Siberia to Mongolia and northern China.

The phenology of Pyrgus serratulae differs over a long period of time due to its wide altitude distribution.

The oviposition takes place in very gappy or vegetation-poor locations, usually on individually standing cinquefoil plants.

As the oviposition observations and caterpillar finds show, larval development takes place in full sun and quickly warming locations.

Furthermore, open locations with little vegetation with a rocky-gritty soil matrix or along unpaved paths are used for larval development.

The most important food plant in the extra-alpine area is the species group Potentilla verna agg.