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Polyommatus atlantica

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Polyommatus atlantica, the Atlas blue,[3] is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henry John Elwes in 1905. It is found in North Africa.[4]

The larvae feed on Anthyllis vulneraria.

It has the highest number of chromosomes in the non-polyploid eukaryotic organisms (2n = circa 448–452.)

Subspecies

  • Polyommatus atlantica weissi (Morocco: High Atlas)
  • Polyommatus atlantica weissi (Dujardin, 1977) (Morocco: Middle Atlas)
  • Polyommatus atlantica barraguei Dujardin, 1977 (Algeria: Djurdjura, Aures Mountains)

References

  1. ^ "2 https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62148595/62151392". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. {{cite journal}}: External link in |title= (help)no identifier
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Polyommatus atlantica (Elwes, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. ^ 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). "Polyommatus atlanticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T62148595A62151392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T62148595A62151392.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Plebicula atlantica​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
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Polyommatus atlantica: Brief Summary

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Polyommatus atlantica, the Atlas blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henry John Elwes in 1905. It is found in North Africa.

The larvae feed on Anthyllis vulneraria.

It has the highest number of chromosomes in the non-polyploid eukaryotic organisms (2n = circa 448–452.)

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