Aricia agestis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the aricia agestis lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aricia agestis
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Lycaenidae

Where does the aricia agestis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the aricia agestis in 16 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the aricia agestis?

The aricia agestis (Aricia agestis) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Lycaenidae, genus Aricia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the aricia agestis

Aricia agestis, the brown argus, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic realm, north to northern Jutland (Denmark), west as far as coastal Wales and east to Siberia and the Tian Shan.

It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775; the specific name agestis is thought to be a misspelling or typographic error for Latin agrestis, 'of the field.'

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Aricia agestis (revision 1370389775), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1294181 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).