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Southern Brown Argus

Aricia cramera

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 6, February 22, March 61, April 262, May 387, June 458, July 389, August 266, September 156, October 170, November 68, December 2.
Spain2,247
Portugal1,027
Comunidad de Madrid463
Andalucía391
Castilla y León322
Cataluña/Catalunya238
Canarias175
Extremadura150
Castilla-La Mancha145
PORTALEGRE133

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyGossamer-winged Butterflies · Lycaenidae
GenusAricia

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