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Aricia agestis
Collier-de-corail
Kleiner Sonnenröschen-Bläuling
Rødplettet blåfugl
Rödfläckig blåvinge
Modraszek agestis
A female Brown Argus on Scabious on a hillside in Gloucestershire. Unlike most other "blues", the Brown Argus has no blue scales on its upperside, both sexes being primarily brown in colour as its common name suggests.
Der Storchschnabel-Bläuling (Aricia eumedon) erreicht eine Flügelspannweite von 26 bis 30 Millimeter. Die Flügeloberseiten sind bei beiden Geschlechtern dunkelbraun, die Weibchen haben zusätzlich an den Innenseiten der Hinterflügel meist kleine, orangefarbene Flecke.
Die Flügelunterseite ist hell graubraun und hat orange Randflecke, weiter innen liegend schwarze, weiß umrandete Flecke und einen auffallenden, weißen Längswisch.
Die Raupen werden ca. 15 Millimeter lang. Sie sind hellgrün, haben aber manchmal rötliche Seitenbinden. Sie haben kurze, durchsichtig-weiße Haare.
The cranesbill blue (Aricia eumedon) reaches a wingspan of 26 to 30 millimeters. The upper sides of the wings are dark brown in both sexes, the females also have small, orange spots on the inner sides of the hind wings. The underside of the wings is light grey-brown and has orange marginal spots, further inside black, white-bordered spots and a conspicuous, white longitudinal wipe. The caterpillars are about 15 millimeters long. They are light green, but sometimes have reddish side bands. They have short, translucent white hair.
The brown blue is common in Central and Southern Europe, on warm grasslands, heaths and dunes. As a wanderer and wanderer, the butterfly can be found in the Netherlands and Belgium. In the coastal area, the butterfly occurs as a stand butterfly. The brown blue benefits from global warming and does not go unnoticed. She is also doing very well in the rest of Europe. The moth flies from May to October.
Le Collier de corail ou Argus brun ou Azuré brun (Aricia agestis) est un insecte lépidoptère de la famille des Lycaenidae, de la sous-famille des Polyommatinae, du genre Aricia et du sous-genre Agestis.
Il est présent en Afrique du Nord, dans toute l'Europe (sauf le nord de l'Angleterre et en Scandinavie) et jusqu'à la Sibérie.
A male Brown Argus Butterfly taken in North Yorkshire.
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This small butterfly has a silvery appearance as it flies low to the ground over sheltered flowery grasslands. In Britain and mainland Europe, the pattern of wing spots is highly variable and many local races (and sub-species) have been described.
In Scotland, most individuals are of the race artaxerxes and have a characteristic white spot in the middle of the forewing (see photo). In northern England, this spot is generally dark brown or black. Similar to Brown Argus but differentiated by orange spots. The butterfly occurs mainly as small, scattered colonies and has declined in northern England (Courtesy Butterfly Conservation).
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