- Scotch Argus
Taxobox
name = Scotch Argus
image_width = 240px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
superfamilia =Papilionoidea
familia = Nymphalidae
genus = "Erebia "
species = "E. aethiops"
binomial = "Erebia aethiops"
binomial_authority = (Esper,1777 )The Scotch Argus ("Erebia aethiops") is a
Palaearctic butterfly of theNymphalidae family.It has a wide range including the FrenchAlps ,Germany ,Balkans ,Apennines ,Asia Minor , theUrals ,Caucasus andSajan .In Britain it occurs in certaincoast al areas of easternScotland such asFowlsheugh .In Europe and Russia it is a forest edge butterfly found up to 2,400m m. and flying June to August.The hibernating larva is reported to feed onAgrostis ,Dactylis ,Poa and other grasses.Taxonomy
The Europe subspecies is the nominate "aethiops".The Caucasus subspecies is "melusina" Herrich-Schaffer, [1847] .
External links
* [http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Erebia_Aethiops www.lepiforum.de: Taxonomie und Fotos] In German
* [http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=84235 Fauna Europaea: Taxonomie] Distribution
* [http://schmetterling-raupe.de/art/aethiops.htm www.schmetterling-raupe.de]
* [http://www.geocities.com/~knighty_m/Deutsch/aethiops.htm Mario Meier: European Butterflies]
* [http://www.eurobutterflies.com/species_pages/aethiops.htm Matt's European Butterflies]
* [http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/ErebiAetps.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa]
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