Northern brown argus
| Northern brown argus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aricia |
| Species: | A. artaxerxes |
| Binomial name | |
| Aricia artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1775) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Plebeius artaxerxes | |
The northern brown argus (Aricia artaxerxes) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found throughout much of the Palearctic realm.