Saturday, 22 June 2024

What's In a Critter's Name? 182. Argus (butterflies)

Argus was a one-hundred eyed creature in Greek mythology, tasked with guarding Io. This butterfly's dorsal wing spots give it the name?

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Seeing the Changes 2177

On the Loughor-Gorseinon border, noted Sneezewort ( Achilla ptarmica ) in flower as well as Hawthorn ( Crataegus monogyna ) and ...