Scotch argus 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 ecozone, including most of Europe, the Alps and Apennines, Balkans, Asia Minor, the Urals, and the Caucasus. English colonies are found at Arnside Knott and Smardale Gill both in Cumbria. This species is found in most of northern Scotland, and in western areas in south Scotland. In Europe and Russia, these butterflies prefer the edge
Argus Observer Argus Observer The Argus Observer is the daily newspaper of Ontario, Oregon, United States. The newspaper was established on January 6, 1897, and went through several names and owners before becoming the "Argus Observer", which is a reference to Argus Panoptes, a creature from Greek mythology that had 100 eyes. The "Argus Observer" is owned by Wick Communications. The "Argus" was founded January 6, 1897 as the "District Silver Advocate", originally in Vale, Oregon. It later changed its name to the "Advocate", and became an organ of the Democratic Party. Don Carlos Boyd purchased it in 1900, changing its allegiance