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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Aricia (A.) artaxerxes
Aricia artaxerxes(Fabricius, 1793)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Aricia
  6. Aricia
  7.  artaxerxes
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TL: Scotland   (3000 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Glades
  • Railway lines and embankments
  • Steppes

Similar species

  • Aricia cramera
  • Aricia (A.) agestis
  • Aricia (Ultraaricia) morronensis
  • Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites
  • Polyommatus (P.) icarus
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26-31 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyModrásek pumpavový
    DanskSortbrun blåfugl
    DeutschGroßer Sonnenröschen-Bläuling
    EnglishNorthern Brown Argus
    FrançaisArgus de l'Hélianthème
    HrvatskiMrki planinski plavac
    LatviešuTumšbrūnais zilenītis
    LietuviųRudasis melsvys
    MagyarBükki szerecsenboglárka
    NederlandsVals bruin blauwtje
    NorskSankthansblåvinge
    PolskiModraszek artakserkses
    SlovenčinaModráčik bociannikový
    SrpskiTamnik
    SuomeksiLehtosinisiipi
    SvenskaMidsommarblåvinge
    TürkçeÇokgözlü Ormanesmeri
    ΕλληνικάΆργος του ηλίανθου
    РусскийГолубянка артаксеркс
    زبان_فارسیآرگوس قهوه‌ای شمالی
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CistaceaeHelianthemumRockrose
    GeraniaceaeGeraniumCrane's-bill
    GeraniaceaeGeranium sanguineumBloody Crane's-bill
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Hesperia artaxerxesFabricius, 1793
    Plebejus artaxerxesFabricius, 1793
    Aricia allousGeyer, 1836
    Aricia inhonoraJachontov, 1909
    Lycaena nevadensisOberthür, 1910
    Aricia montensisVérity, 1928
    Aricia macedonicaVérity, 1936
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes allous(Geyer, [1836])
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes hakutozana(Matsumura, 1927)
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes horkeiHøegh-Guldberg, 1973
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes inhonoraJachontov, 1909
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes issekutzi(Balogh, 1956)
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes lepsinskana(Obraztsov, 1935)
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes lyngensisHøegh-Guldberg, 1966
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes mandzhuriana(Obraztsov, 1935)
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes opheimiHøegh-Guldberg, 1966
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes rambringiHøegh-Guldberg, 1966
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes sachalinensis(Matsumura, 1919)
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes sarmatis(Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes scytissaNekrutenko, 1985
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes sheljuzhkoi(Obraztsov, 1935)
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes strandi(Obraztsov, 1935)
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes transalaica(Obraztsov, 1935)
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes turgaica(Obraztsov, 1935)
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes ukrainica(Obraztsov, 1936)
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes vandalicaKaaber & Høegh-Guldberg, 1961
  • Aricia (A.) artaxerxes is a member of the clade Aricia agestis:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Aricia crameraEschscholtz, 1821
    Aricia (A.) agestis(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes(Fabricius, 1793)
    Aricia (A.) artaxerxes issekutzi(Balogh, 1956)
    Aricia (A.) montensisVérity, 1928
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    Lepidoptera of CrimeaВладимир Савчук
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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