Polyommatus atlantica

Polyommatus atlantica, the Atlas blue,[3] is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henry John Elwes in 1905. It is found in North Africa.[4]

Polyommatus atlantica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Polyommatus
Species:
P. atlantica
Binomial name
Polyommatus atlantica
(Elwes, 1905)[2]
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. "2 https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62148595/62151392". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. {{cite journal}}: External link in |title= (help)
  2. Savela, Markku. "Polyommatus atlantica (Elwes, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. 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). "Polyommatus atlanticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T62148595A62151392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T62148595A62151392.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. 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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