Polyommatus atlantica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Polyommatus |
Species: | P. atlantica |
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Polyommatus atlantica | |
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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).