Pseudochazara atlantis
Pseudochazara atlantis is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[2] 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.
Pseudochazara atlantis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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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Flight period
The species is univoltine, and is on wing 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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T62148609A62153032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T62148609A62153032.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1951" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Sources
- Michel Tarrier
- Tennent, John, 1996; The Butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0-906802-05-9
External links
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