Polyommatus atlantica

Polyommatus atlantica
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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. atlanticaElwes, 1905 Plebicula atlantica Plebicula atlantica weissiDujardin, 1977 Plebicula atlantica f. roseaTennent, 1994

Polyommatus atlantica, the Atlas blue, ^[1] is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henry John Elwes in 1905. It is found in North Africa. ^[3]

The larvae feed on Anthyllis vulneraria .

It has the highest number of chromosomes of all non-polyploid eukaryotic organisms (2n ≈ 448 to 452).

Subspecies

• Polyommatus atlantica weissi (Morocco: High Atlas)
• Polyommatus atlantica weissi(Dujardin, 1977) (Morocco: Middle Atlas)
• Polyommatus atlantica barragueiDujardin, 1977 (Algeria: Djurdjura, Aures Mountains)

References

1. 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 30 June 2024.
2. Savela, Markku. "Polyommatus atlantica (Elwes, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. 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.