Berberia lambessanus

Berberia lambessanus is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is endemic to the North African region, mainly Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. It flies in the vast steppes but has a preference for slopes, and the males are easily seen flying in search of a shy female. Usually, females are fertilised as soon as they hatch. The range of Berberia lambessanus overlaps with that of B. abdelkader

Berberia lambessanus
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Berberia
Species:
B. lambessanus
Binomial name
Berberia lambessanus
(Staudinger, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Satyrus abdelkader var. lambessanus Staudinger, 1901
  • Satyrus (Cercyonis) abdelkader romeii Rothschild, 1933
  • Satyrus abdelkader alexander Chnéour, 1937

Flight period

June to October, depending on altitude and locality.

Food plants

Larvae feed on Ampelodesmos mauretanica.

References
  1. "Berberia de Lesse, 1951" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic
  • Michel Tarrier
  • Tennent, John, 1996; The Butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0-906802-05-9
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