Northern brown argus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Northern brown argus Aricia artaxerxes

Where the northern brown argus lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 43,481 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Aricia artaxerxes
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Lycaenidae

Where does the northern brown argus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern brown argus in 11 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 northern brown argus?

The northern brown argus (Aricia artaxerxes) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Lycaenidae, genus Aricia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern brown argus

The northern brown argus (Aricia artaxerxes) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found throughout much of the Palearctic realm.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern brown argus (revision 1278013034), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1549031 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).