Scotch argus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Scotch argus Erebia aethiops

Where the Scotch argus lives – recorded in 8 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 102,965 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Erebia aethiops
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Nymphalidae

Where does the Scotch argus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Scotch argus in 8 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 Scotch argus?

The Scotch argus (Erebia aethiops) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Nymphalidae, genus Erebia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Scotch argus

The Scotch argus (Erebia aethiops) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. In spite of its English name argus, it is not a close relation of the brown argus nor the northern brown argus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scotch argus (revision 1380399476), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1395764 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).