UK Butterflies
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Building a Community of Responsible Butterfly Enthusiasts in Britain & Ireland
Checklist Number
59.006
The presence of this butterfly in the British Isles has long been disputed. However, there are several historical records that would suggest that it was once found in Scotland. The first record is from the Isle of Arran, Clyde Isles, Scotland, in 1803, from where this butterfly gets its name. Any confusion is not helped by the close similarity with the Scotch Argus, with some specimens of Arran Brown being discovered within series of Scotch Argus in old collections.
British specimens of this species are few and far between. There is certainly insufficient evidence to conclusively determine if the species was ever resident, a migrant, or accidentally or deliberately introduced.
| Family: | Nymphalidae | Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Subfamily: | Satyrinae | Boisduval, 1833 |
| Tribe: | Erebiini | Tutt, 1896 |
| Genus: | Erebia | Dalman, 1816 |
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| Species: | ligea | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Description to be completed.
| 1.4 Uncertain |
Description to be completed.
No conservation action is relevant for this species.
Description to be completed.
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