| Family | Nymphalidae |
|---|---|
| Subfamily | Satyrinae |
| Genus | Pyronia |
| Species | cecilia |
| Authority | (Vallantin, 1894) |
| English Name | Southern Gatekeeper |
| European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
|---|---|
| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
| European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitats Directive | |
| Bern Convention | |
| CITES |
The Southern Gatekeeper can be found on dry grasslands, rocky slopes with grassy vegetation, in open scrub, and now and then in woodland clearings. The foodplants are grasses, probably Tufted Hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa), although this is still uncertain. This butterfly species has one or two broods a year, and passes the winter as a caterpillar.
Albania / Croatia / France / France: Mainland / France: Corsica / Greece / Greece: Mainland / Italy / Italy: Mainland / Italy: Sardinia / Italy: Sicily / Montenegro (Possibly Present) / Portugal / Portugal: Mainland / San Marino / Spain / Spain: Mainland / Spain: Balearic Islands / Spain: Sp. North African Territories / Switzerland (Irregular Vagrant) / European Türkiye (Regionally Extinct) / United Kingdom: Gibraltar /