Pseudochazara atlantis

Pseudochazara atlantis
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

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.

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