Cornwall butterflies – three blue species including Brown Argus
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The fine weather continues to encourage butterflies to emerge earlier than normal. Yesterday, during a successful and extremely eventful search for the caterpillars of the Silver-studded Blue (Plebeius argus) butterfly amongst the Penhale Dunes on the North Cornish Coast, we … Read More

Butterfly: Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) – female
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Common name: Brown Argus Latin name: Aricia agestis Family: Blues ( Lycaenidae >> Polyommatinae ) Flies: May to September This photo Date: 8 July Location: Glanville’s (Pennans) Field, Penhale, Perranporth, Cornwall