BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Aricia agestis Schiffermuller, 1775 (Brown Argus Butterfly)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Aricia agestis 29 May 2005 E. Glos England 2
Aricia agestis 29 May 2005 E. Glos England 2
Aricia agestis Imago 29 May 2005 E. Glos England 4
Aricia agestis Imago 6 June 1976 Berks England 1

Suggested Literature

General Works

Thomas, C.D. et al, 2001 (range expansion due to global warming) Ecological and evolutionary processes at expanding range margins

Aricia agestis may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)
DITRYSIA
(a suborder of moths)
PAPILIONOIDEA
(butterflies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Aricia agestis is associated with:

larva (early) Helianthemum - rock-roses (Cistaceae) larva (early) mines live leaf UK/Ireland Robbins, R., 1990 [a small full-depth blotch, the larva later feeding externally]
larva (early) Erodium cicutarium agg. - common stork's-bill (Geraniaceae) larva (early) mines live leaf Questionable Robbins, R., 1990 [a small full-depth blotch, the larva later feeding externally]
larva (early) Geranium molle - Dove’s-foot Crane’s-bill (Geraniaceae) larva (early) mines live leaf UK/Ireland Robbins, R., 1990 [a small full-depth blotch, the larva later feeding externally]
larva (later) Helianthemum - rock-roses (Cistaceae) larva (later) grazes on live leaf UK/Ireland Robbins, R., 1990 [a small full-depth blotch, the larva later feeding externally]
larva (later) Erodium cicutarium agg. - common stork's-bill (Geraniaceae) larva (later) grazes on live leaf Questionable Robbins, R., 1990 [a small full-depth blotch, the larva later feeding externally]
larva (later) Geranium molle - Dove’s-foot Crane’s-bill (Geraniaceae) larva (later) grazes on live leaf UK/Ireland Robbins, R., 1990 [a small full-depth blotch, the larva later feeding externally]

Associated with Aricia agestis:

Aricia agestis may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)
LYCAENIDAE
(blues, coppers and hairstreaks)

References

Robbins, R., 1990 Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, A, with notes on others occurring in the midlands