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
Great argus Great argus The great argus ("Argusianus argus") is a species of pheasant from Southeast Asia. Carl Linnaeus gave the great argus its specific name (from which its common name and genus name are derived) because of the intricate eye-like patterns on its wings, in reference to Argus, a hundred-eyed giant in Greek mythology. There are two subspecies recognized: Nominate "argus" of the Malay peninsula and Sumatra, and "A. a. grayi" of Borneo. William Beebe considered the two races to be distinct species, but they have since been lumped. The double-banded argus ("Argusianus bipunctatus"), known only from a portion of a