Aricia agestis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(Brown Argus)

Interactions where Aricia agestis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva (early) larva (early) mines live leaf Erodium cicutarium agg.Questionable common stork’s-bill Geraniales: Geraniaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Aricia agestis/Aricia agestisbrown arguslarva (early) Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Erodium cicutarium agg./Erodium cicutarium agg.common stork's-bill?liveleaf
larva (later) larva (later) grazes on live leaf Erodium cicutarium agg.Questionable common stork’s-bill Geraniales: Geraniaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Aricia agestis/Aricia agestisbrown arguslarva (later) Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Erodium cicutarium agg./Erodium cicutarium agg.common stork's-bill?liveleaf
larva (early) larva (early) mines live leaf UK/Ireland Geranium molle Dove’s-foot Crane’s-bill Geraniales: Geraniaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Aricia agestis/Aricia agestisbrown arguslarva (early) Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium molle/Geranium molledove’s-foot crane’s-billliveleaf
larva (later) larva (later) grazes on live leaf UK/Ireland Geranium molle Dove’s-foot Crane’s-bill Geraniales: Geraniaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Aricia agestis/Aricia agestisbrown arguslarva (later) Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Geraniales/Geraniaceae/Geranium molle/Geranium molledove’s-foot crane’s-billliveleaf
larva (early) larva (early) mines live leaf UK/Ireland Helianthemum rock-roses Malvales: Cistaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Aricia agestis/Aricia agestisbrown arguslarva (early) Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Cistaceae/Helianthemum/Helianthemumrock-rosesliveleaf (summer & autumn-spring)
larva (later) larva (later) grazes on live leaf UK/Ireland Helianthemum rock-roses Malvales: Cistaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/Aricia agestis/Aricia agestisbrown arguslarva (later) Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Cistaceae/Helianthemum/Helianthemumrock-rosesliveleaf (summer & autumn-spring)

Author & YearTitleSource
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service

Aricia agestis (Brown Argus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aricia agestis (Brown Argus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAricia agestis (Brown Argus)
TribePolyommatini (a tribe of blue butterflies)
SubfamilyPOLYOMMATINAE (blue butterflies)
FamilyLYCAENIDAE (blues, coppers and hairstreaks)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aricia agestis (Brown Argus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hopkins, J. 2007 British Wildlife and Climate Change: 1. Evidence of Change British Wildlife Vol 18 (3): 153-159.

Aricia agestis (Brown Argus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Thomas, C.D. et al 2001 Ecological and evolutionary processes at expanding range margins Nature 411: 577-581.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Aricia agestis (Brown Argus):

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