Polyommatus atlantica
| Polyommatus atlantica | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Polyommatus |
| Species: | P. atlantica |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyommatus atlantica (Forster, 1956)[1] | |
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Polyommatus atlantica or Atlas blue[2] is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Forster in 1956. It is found in North Africa.
The larvae feed on Anthyllis vulneraria.
Subspecies
- Polyommatus atlantica atlantica (Morocco: High Atlas)
- Polyommatus atlantica weissi (Dujardin, 1977) (Morocco: Middle Atlas)
- Polyommatus atlantica barraguei Dujardin, 1977 (Algeria: Djurdjura, Aures Mountains)
References
- ↑ "Polyommatus Latreille, 1804" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Polyommatus atlanticus (Atlas Blue)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
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