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

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Pseudochazara
Species:
P. atlantis
Binomial name
Pseudochazara atlantis
(Austaut, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Satyrus atlantis Austaut, 1905
  • Satyrus mniszechi var. maroccana Meade-Waldo, 1905
  • Satyrus atlantis colini Wyatt, 1952

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.

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References
  1. 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.
  2. "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
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