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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Aricia (A.) agestis
Aricia agestis(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Aricia
  6. Aricia
  7.  agestis
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TL: Austria, Vienna   (3500 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Forest clearings
  • Heathlands, moorlands
  • Limestone background

Similar species

  • Aricia cramera
  • Aricia (A.) artaxerxes
  • Aricia (Ultraaricia) morronensis
  • Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites
  • Polyommatus (P.) icarus
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24-27 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԱգեսթիս կապտաթիթեռ
    CatalàMoreneta septentrional
    ČeskyModrásek tmavohnědý
    DanskRødplettet blåfugl
    DeutschKleiner Sonnenröschen-Bläuling
    EnglishBrown Argus
    EspañolMorena Oriental
    EspañolMorena Serrana
    FrançaisCollier de corail
    HrvatskiMrki obični plavac
    HrvatskiTamnosmeđi plavac
    ItalianoAricia dei campi
    LietuviųGeltontaškis melsvys
    MagyarSzalagos szerecsenboglárka
    NederlandsBruin blauwtje
    PolskiModraszek agestis
    ShqipFlatrakafejta bordurëkuqe
    SlovenčinaModráčik tmavohnedý
    SrpskiРазвигор
    SuomeksiPunatäpläsinisiipi
    SvenskaRödfläckig blåvinge
    TürkçeÇokgözlü Esmer
    ΕλληνικάΚαστανός άργος
    БългарскиКафява синевка
    РусскийГолубянка Агестис
    УкраїнськаСинявець могильний
    ქართულიმურა ცისფერა
    中文红边小灰蝶
    日本語フチベニヒメシジミ
    ייִדישכחליל הגרניון
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CistaceaeHelianthemum nummulariumCommon Rockrose
    GeraniaceaeErodium cicutariumCommon Storksbill
    GeraniaceaeGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-bill
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Plebejus agestisDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Aricia medonHufnagel, 1776
    Aricia astrarcheBergsträsser, 1779
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Aricia (A.) agestis agestis(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Aricia (A.) agestis azerbaidzhanaObraztsov, 1935
    Aricia (A.) agestis calidaBell, 1862
    Aricia (A.) agestis nazira(Moore, 1865)
  • Aricia (A.) agestis 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
    Butterflies of IndiaKunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Adult, upperside.

Alain CossonFrance

Adult, upperside.

Ewa KuziaPoland, Dobry Las

Female, upperside.

Marek GrabarczykPoland, Oleśnica

Female, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoUkraine, Орджонікідзе

Adult, underside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Copulating pair.

Jacek SerafinPoland, Suchatówka

Larva.

Janet GrahamUnited Kingdom, Minera
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