Aricia cramera / Morena / Southern Brown Argus.

Aricia cramera / Morena / Southern Brown Argus.
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Reino: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clase: Insecta
Orden: Lepidoptera
Famila: Lycaenidae

(Id por Piluca Alvarez en Insectarum Virtual)
La especie Aricia agestis es sustituida en España, Portugal y el norte de África por la "Morena" (también llamada morena serrana) Alcanza los 2,5 cm de envergadura. El naranja intenso y el marrón tan oscuro, además de las dos manchas que vemos en las alas en la toma izquierda, son característicos de esta subespecie "cramera"

A small butterfly, usually, that is found across most of Europe and north Africa. Unlike most similar species it never has any blue scaling on the upperside. As it is brown it closely resembles the females of several species but the complete lack of blue should usually distinguish it in difficult cases. The Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus, is the closest in appearance. That species has a black cell spot on the underside forewing which is lacking in agestis. Also the submarginal orange band is much stronger all the way up the wing to the apex in agestis. This usually fades somewhat in icarus as the apex is approached.
In Spain and north Africa the subspecies crameri replaces the nominate subspecies. This has particularly strong orange markings on both wing surfaces. It is also somewhat darker brown underside which is more pronounced in the 2nd and subsequent broods.
(From Eurobutterflies)

Sinónimos / Synonyms.
* Plebejus cramera
* Lycaena cramera
* Lycaena astrarche ab. ornata
* Lycaena astrarche ab. sebdouica
* Lycaena agestis ornata f. lilliputana
* Aricia cramera pallidecanariensis
* Aricia cramera pallidecramera