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Aricia agestis Schiffermuller, 1775 (Brown Argus)

Records (and photo sets)

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

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Hopkins, J., 2007 (Colour photograph (male)) British Wildlife and Climate Change: 1. Evidence of Change

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)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)
DITRYSIA
(the major suborder of moths)
PAPILIONOIDEA
(butterflies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Aricia agestis is associated with:

Photos 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]
Photos 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]
Photos 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]
Photos 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]
Photos 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]
Photos 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 A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the midlands

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