Pseudochazara atlantis

Pseudochazara atlantis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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 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

Univoltine from mid June to early August, depending on altitude and locality.

Food plants

Larvae feed on grasses.

References

^ 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). "Pseudochazara atlantis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. IUCN: e.T62148609A62153032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T62148609A62153032.en. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

Sources

Michel Tarrier ^{[dead link]}
Tennent, John, 1996; The butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0-906802-05-9

External links

Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic

[iucn-1] 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). "Pseudochazara atlantis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. IUCN: e.T62148609A62153032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T62148609A62153032.en. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

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