Scotch argus Adults fly from June to August. The eggs are laid singly on the leaves of grass. The larvae hatch after two weeks. The hibernating larva is reported to feed on "Agrostis", "Dactylis", "Poa annua", "Bromus erectus" and other grasses. In Scotland the main host plants are purple moor-grass ("Molinia caerulea") and blue moor-grass ("Sesleria caerulea"). Scotch argus The Scotch argus ("Erebia aethiops") is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. In spite of its English name "argus", it is not a close relation of the brown argus nor the northern brown argus. Subspecies include: "Erebia aethiops" is widespread in the Palaearctic
Scotch (adjective) so. The English word for both is "Scotch", just as we call les français the French and Deutschland Germany. Being English, I use it." "Scots" is the modern preferred usage in all levels of society in Scotland, but occasional use of "Scotch" in varieties of the Scots language continues with terms such as "Scotch and English" (a game), "Scotch fiddle" (Itchiness), "Scotch mile and ell" (measures) and many other examples (see the Scots Dialect Dictionary compiled by Alexander Warrack M.A. (1911) republished by Waverley Books 2000). There are other good indicators that the use of "Scotch" has been "whitewashed out"