Binomial name
Aricia agestis
Family
Lycarnidae
Distribution
Found throughout the Palearctic. In the UK it’s found on the eastern side of the country south of the Humber.
Flies in the UK
May and June, with a second brood in August and the first half of September,
The name
Argus comes from the many-eyed shepherd in Greek mythology and the fact that the butterfly has many spots on its underwing.
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