Pseudochazara atlantis
| Pseudochazara atlantis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Pseudochazara |
| Species: | P. atlantis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudochazara atlantis (Austaut, 1905) | |
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Pseudochazara atlantis is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is endemic to Morocco. It flies in barren rocky slopes. The male is found only on large tabular spaces and bare mountain peaks, while the female wanders on the slopes, both for foraging the flowers of Compositae or thyme and to lay her eggs.
Flight period
Univoltine from mid June to early August, depending on altitude and locality.
Food plants
Larvae feed on grasses.
References
- ↑ van Swaay, C.; Wynhoff, I.; Wiemers, M.; Katbeh-Bader, A.; Power, A.; Benyamini, D.; Tzirkalli, E.; Balletto, E.; Monteiro, E.; Karaçetin, E.; Franeta, F.; Pe'er, G.; Welch, H.; Thompson, K.; Pamperis, L.; Dapporto, L.; Šašić, M.; López Munguira, M.; Micevski, N.; Dupont, P.; Garcia-Pereira, P.; Moulai, R.; Caruana, R.; Verovnik, R.; Bonelli, S.; Beshkov, S. (2015). "Pseudochazara atlantis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015: e.T62148609A62153032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T62148609A62153032.en. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
Sources
- Michel Tarrier
- Tennent, John, 1996; The butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0-906802-05-9
External links
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