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 (Austaut, 1905) 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
Univoltime from mid June to early August, depending on altitude and locality.
Food plants
Larvae feed on grasses.
External links
Sources
- Michel Tarrier
- Tennent, John, 1996; The butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0-906802-05-9
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