Lycaenidae Polyommatinae Polyommatini Aricia eumedon Aricia nicias
Aricia morronensis Ribbe, 1910
Spanish Argus

Genus: Aricia Reichenbach, 1817   Original genus: Aricia Reichenbach, 1817

Synonims (species):
   hesselbarthi Manley, 1970
   idas Rambur, 1840  (junior homonym)
   ramburi Verity, 1913

A. morronensis (© Matt Rowlings)
Adult, Soria, Spain, August 2003
(Photo by Matt Rowlings, Matt's European Butterflies)
A. morronensis (© Matt Rowlings)
Adult, Soria, Spain, August 2003
(Photo by Matt Rowlings, Matt's European Butterflies)
A. morronensis (© Rafael Estevez Rodríguez)
Adult (male), Serra do Eixe (Orense), Spain, July 2005
(Photo by Rafael Estevez Rodríguez, fotonatura.org)
A. morronensis (© Rafael Estevez Rodríguez)
Adult (male), Serra do Eixe (Orense), Spain. It is quite conspicuous the heart shaped cell-dot on the underside of the fore wings. This feature is quite common in this colony, in some cases it is even bigger in size.
(Photo by Rafael Estevez Rodríguez, fotonatura.org)

Distribution:
Spain, E Pyrenees

Foodplants:
Erodium

To know more about:
Matt Rowlings - Matt's European Butterflies - Aricia morronensis page

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