brown argus
aricia agestis latin

It is a food plant for the larvae of the Brown Argus butterfly.

Like the Brown Argus, it is attractive to ants and often attended by them.

The Scottish form is visually quite distinct from the Brown Argus.

Eleven species of butterfly have been recorded, including chalkhill blue, brown argus and marbled white.

There's a Brown Argus there - a lovely specimen, first I've seen this year!

Common rock-rose is the only host plant for the Northern Brown Argus butterfly.

Local butterflies include the green hairstreak, brown argus, Speckled Wood and brimstone.

Since 1967 all Brown Argus in the north of England and Scotland have been classified as this species.

Llynclys Common, from which there are fine views, is home to eight varieties of orchid and the Brown Argus butterfly.

Butterflies include chalkhill blue, Brown Argus and silver-spotted skipper; the latter was re-introduced to the site in 1998.

The Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

'There you are - a female Brown Argus, one of the family of the Blue Butterflies you see so often in full summer.

Many species of flowers grow in grassy clearings on the drier ground which attract butterflies such as green and purple Hairstreaks and Brown Argus.

Brown Argus, White Admiral and Purple Hairstreak can also be spotted at Brampton Wood.

These include Grizzled and Dingy Skippers, Brown Argus and Green Hairstreak.

The quarry is a breeding site for the Durham Argus butterfly, a local race of the Brown Argus found only in northeast England.

Twenty eight species of butterfly have been recorded including White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak and Brown Argus.

Until a few years ago, these northern colonies were thought to be the Northern Brown Argus and more colonies may yet be found to be misidentified.

There are at least 10 different kinds of butterfly on the Head including the Northern Brown Argus which is a nationally rare butterfly in the UK.

The scrub and grassland in the disused quarries (unit 4) provides a good habitat for butterflies, which include Chalkhill Blue and Brown Argus.

The reserve supports butterflies such as Brown Argus, Small Copper, Marbled White and Purple Hairstreak; some 21 species have been recorded.

A wide range of butterflies are recorded which include Small Skipper, Common Blue, and there are local rarities such as Grayling and Brown Argus reported.

A recent survey identified 22 species of butterfly on the site, including Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Small copper, Brown Argus and Marbled White.

They can be mistaken for other female blues but the Brown Argus never has any blue scales at the base of the wings like other female Blues often do.

The northern English populations belong to a form called salmacis and are very similar to the Brown Argus including the presence of black spots on the under-wing (see photo) hence all the confusion.

The Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Since its discovery in Britain it has been thought to be a form or a subspecies of the Brown Argus Aricia agestis and as well as a species in its own right.

The butterflies include Marbled White Melanargia galathea, Brown Argus Aricia agestis, Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina, Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae, and Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus, besides large numbers of more common species.