Aricia montensis, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the mountains of Spain and North Africa.[2]
| Aricia montensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aricia |
| Species: | A. montensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aricia montensis Verity, 1928
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The larvae feed on Erodium, Helianthemum and Geranium species.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Aricia". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2023-05-06.