Aricia montensis
(syn. Aricia artaxerxes ssp montensis)
         
Southern Mountain Argus  
L'Argus andalou  
           
 
 
   
1] male of Aricia montensis - Hautes Pyrénées alt.1650m (France) - 18/07/2012   2] male alt.1436m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 26/08/2014
 
 
       
       
   
3] male alt.2050m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 17/07/2020   4] same specimen as 3]
 
 
       
       
   
5] male alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 10/08/2019   6] same specimen as 5]  
       
       
   
7] male alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 26/08/2014   8] same specimen as 7]  
       
       
   
9] male - Hautes Pyrénées alt.1650m (France) - 24/07/2008   10] same specimen as 9]  
       
       
   
11] male alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 10/08/2019
 
  12] other male alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 10/08/2019  
       
       
   
13] male - Hautes Pyrénées alt.1670m (France) - 25/08/2017   14] same specimen as 13]  
       
       
   
15] male - Hautes Pyrénées alt.1650m (France) - 18/07/2012   16]  male alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 27/08/2014  
       
       
   
17] male alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 18/07/2013   18] male - Hautes Pyrénées alt.1650m (France) - 18/07/2012  
       
       
   
19] male alt.1405m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 30/05/2020
 
  20] male alt.2285m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 29/08/2021  
       
       
   
21] same specimen as 20]   22] same specimen as 20]  
       
       
     
23] a female (left) teased by a male alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 10/08/2019      
       
       
   
24] female of Aricia montensis alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 27/08/2014  
25] female alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 27/08/2014
 
       
       
   
26] other female alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 27/08/2014  
27] female alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 10/08/2019
 
       
       
     
28] other female alt.1500m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 10/08/2019      
       
       
       
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