Hyponephele maroccana

Moroccan meadow brown
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Hyponephele
Species:	H. maroccana
Binomial name
Hyponephele maroccana (Blachier, 1908) [1]
Synonyms
Epinephele lycaon var. maroccana (Blachier, 1908)

Hyponephele maroccana, the Moroccan meadow brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Morocco (Atlas Mountains). ^[2]

Subspecies

• H. m. maroccana (High Atlas)
• H. m. nivellei (Oberthür, 1920) ^[3] (Middle Atlas)

Biology

It flies in rocky places in one generation from June to August.

References

1. Blachier, C.T., 1908 Lépidoptères du Maroc - Remarque sur diverses espèces et descriptions de variétés nouvelles Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 77 (2) : 209-222
2. Tolman and Lewington Collins Butterfly Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe Collins
3. Oberthür, C. 1920 Études de Lépidoptérologie comparée. Faunes Entomologiques .Descriptions d'Insectes nouveaux oupeu connus, variations et races locales, 1904 à 1925 Rennes, 1904-1925 (1920 17: 49, pl. E, F

• Tennent, J., 1996 The Butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia Gem Publishing Co ISBN   9780906802052
• Delacre, J. and Tarrier, M. 2008 Les Papillons de Jour du Maroc Un Guide d'Identification et de Bioindication ISBN   9782914817165

External links

• "Hyponephele Muschamp, 1915" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Eurobutterflies