Where does the Scotch Argus live?
Erebia aethiops has 153,292 records in 36 countries and territories, from 1779 to 2026. Most records come from Switzerland.
- 153,292 records
- 36 places
- 173 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaLepidopteraNymphalidaeErebia
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 72,747 | |
| United Kingdom | 51,820 | |
| France | 10,644 | |
| Austria | 8,167 | |
| Germany | 3,778 | |
| Italy | 2,222 | |
| Russia | 1,006 | |
| Serbia | 656 | |
| Slovenia | 474 | |
| Romania | 378 | |
| Poland | 360 | |
| Türkiye | 280 | |
| Georgia | 200 | |
| Slovakia | 164 | |
| Liechtenstein | 69 | |
| Armenia | 41 | |
| Croatia | 40 | |
| Greece | 33 | |
| Albania | 30 | |
| Bulgaria | 28 | |
| Czechia | 27 | |
| Belgium | 23 | |
| Ukraine | 21 | |
| Hungary | 17 | |
| Luxembourg | 15 | |
| Belarus | 12 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 11 | |
| Sweden | 7 | |
| North Macedonia | 6 | |
| Latvia | 5 | |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | |
| Montenegro | 3 | |
| Estonia | 1 | |
| Spain | 1 | |
| Kosovo | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.