Aricia agestis
| Brown argus | |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Both males at Aston Rowant NNR, Oxfordshire | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aricia |
| Species: | A. agestis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
Aricia agestis, the brown argus, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic realm, north to northern Jutland (Denmark) and east to Siberia and the Tian Shan.
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