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Scotch Argus

Erebia aethiops

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Field Notes

Description:

A bright brown and orange member of the ringlets group in the Satyridae, with characteristic eyespots on the upper and lower wings, and grey fringes.

Habitat:

Meadows with woodland. Found in hills of central and eastern France to Belgium and eastwards to Russia and the northern Balkans. Outlying populations in Scotland and northern England. Spotted here 1500 m above sea level.

Notes:

Very abundant in alpine and subalpine areas at the moment.

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Scotch Argus

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bayucca
Please, join the new mission of European butterflies and moths and post all your corresponding spottings. We need a lot of people which would join the group to make it global! Thanks and best regards from Switzerland! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8574613

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PublishedJuly 16, 2011

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