Heathlands are able to meet the needs of "P. argus" due to burning, cutting, and other disruptions of mature heaths. With these disruptions, the habitat becomes conducive to habitation by "P. argus" because of the high cover of "E. cinerea" and short "C. vulgaris" that is able to form a landscape with the patches of bare ground. This is characteristic of heathland in an early stage of development. This environment is suitable until the point at which the shrubs native to the environment mature and obscure the bare ground and vegetation margins that the butterflies use for oviposition.