WebNature Champions: Northern Brown Argus A small butterfly with a northern distribution being found in northern England and the eastern half of Scotland. The adults have a distinctive … WebNature Champions: Northern Brown Argus. A small butterfly with a northern distribution being found in northern England and the eastern half of Scotland. The adults have a distinctive small white dot on the centre of their brown upperwings. They are associated sheltered, flowery grasslands, usually on sunny slopes with thin soils.

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WebThis small butterfly is characteristic of southern chalk and limestone grassland but occurs in a variety of other open habitats as far north as north Wales and Yorkshire. It is a close … WebRock-rose is the only known foodplant of caterpillars of the NORTHERN BROWN ARGUS, a small butterfly with attractive velvety brown upper wings, and a white spot on each forewing, which lives in Scotland and the North of England. Its dependency on Rock Rose means that without it there will be no Northern Brown Argus. birmingham concerts

Northern Brown Argus Butterfly Conservation

WebP. argus cretaceus – formerly on chalk and limestone downland of south and south-east coasts, now restricted to Portland Bill. P. argus caernensis – Great Ormes Head (north Wales) P. argus masseyi – extinct (formerly north-west England) Brown argus – Aricia agestis LC. – throughout southern England, north to River Tees, south and ... WebNorthern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxces) The Northern Brown Argus is a nationally scarce species and one of Scotland’s most threatened butterflies. The butterfly mostly … WebThe northern brown argus or mountain argus, Aricia artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793), is a small Lycaenid butterfly found throughout the Palearctic apart from North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula (Sañudo-Restrepo et al., 2013). This species is a habitat specialist that is often observed flying on dandy dinmont caravan and camping park