Aricia montensis

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Aricia montensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aricia
Species:
A. montensis
Binomial name
Aricia montensis
Verity, 1928

Aricia montensis, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the mountains of Spain and North Africa.[2]

The larvae feed on Erodium, Helianthemum and Geranium species.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ van Swaay, C.; Wynhoff, I.; Verovnik, R.; Wiemers, M.; López Munguira, M.; Maes, D.; Sasic, M.; Verstrael, T.; Warren, M.; Settele, J. (2010). "Aricia montensis (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T174446A7073706. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Aricia". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2023-05-06.