Bath Wildlife Sightings
Aricia agestis (Brown Argus butterfly), Bathwick, Bath, ST7565
Date first seen
Date last seen
Frequency of Sighting
Species
Evidence
Feeding on 'butterfly bush' flowers
Quantity
1
Locality
Bathwick, Bath
Habitat
Garden
Environmental Conditions
Sunny
Grid Reference
ST757654
Other Information
First time it has been seen in my garden. It paid a fleeting visit so only got one go at photographing it. Its larvae usually feed on Common Rock-rose in sunny pastures but perhaps in this case the caterpillars were feeding on a cultivated rock-rose species.
Recorded by
Lucy Starling
Identified by
Lucy Starling
