ARGYNNIS AGLAJA
| English name: | Dark Green Fritillary |
| Norwegian name: | Aglajaperlemorvinge |
| Auctor: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Original description: | as Papilio Nymphalis aglaja in Syst.Nat. (Edn. 10) I: 481. |
| Syn.: | charlotta [Haworth], 1802 |
| Type locality of nominate species: | Sweden. |
| Worldwide distribution: | Almost entire Palaearctic region; Morocco, Europe, temperate parts of Asia to |
| China and Japan. | |
| Subspecies in Norway: | A.a.aglaja. |
A. aglaja aglaja | |
| Auctor: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Syn.: | -- |
| Type locality of subspecies: | Sweden. |
| Distribution in Norway: | Norway as far north as north Troms. |
| Notes: | A. aglaja is a common species and can even be found above the timber line. |
| Described forms found in Norway: | - - - |
| Etymology: | aglaja: aglaia = splendor, beauty (f.). |
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ARGYNNIS AGLAJA AGLAJA |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Remarks |
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| 1 | 35 | BØ | Modum | 12-JUL-2000 | male |
| 2 | 25 | TEI | Vinje | 25-JUL-2001 | male (ventral view) |
| 3 | 50 | SFI | Aurland | 08-AUG-1993 | female |
| 4 | 69 | MRI | Stranda | 10-JUL-1999 | female (ventral view) |
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