Polyommatus atlantica

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]

Polyommatus atlantica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Polyommatus
Species:
P. atlantica
Binomial name
Polyommatus atlantica
(Elwes, 1905)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena hylas var. atlantica Elwes, 1905
  • Plebicula atlantica
  • Plebicula atlantica weissi Dujardin, 1977
  • Plebicula atlantica f. rosea Tennent, 1994

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. Savela, Markku. "Polyommatus atlantica (Elwes, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  2. "Polyommatus atlanticus (Atlas Blue)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. February 28, 2013. February 28, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. 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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