Polyommatus atlantica
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Polyommatus |
| Species: | P. atlantica
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Polyommatus atlantica, the Atlas blue,[2] is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henry John Elwes in 1905. It is found in North Africa.[3]
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
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Polyommatus atlantica (Elwes, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Polyommatus atlanticus (Atlas Blue)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. February 28, 2013. February 28, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ 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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