Berberia lambessanus

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Berberia lambessanus
(MHNT) Berberia lambessanus - Oukaimeden Maroc - male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
(MHNT) Berberia lambessanus - Oukaimeden Maroc - male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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. lambessanusStaudinger, 1901
  • Satyrus (Cercyonis) abdelkader romeiiRothschild, 1933
  • Satyrus abdelkader alexanderChnéour, 1937

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

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Flight period

June to October, depending on altitude and locality.

Food plants

Larvae feed on Ampelodesmos mauretanica .

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References

  1. "Berberia de Lesse, 1951" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms