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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Polyommatus |
| Species: | P. atlantica
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The larvae feed on Anthyllis vulneraria.
It has the highest number of chromosomes in the non-polyploid eukaryotic organisms (2n = circa 448–452.)
Subspecies
edit- Polyommatus atlantica weissi (Morocco: High Atlas)
- Polyommatus atlantica weissi (Dujardin, 1977) (Morocco: Middle Atlas)
- Polyommatus atlantica barraguei Dujardin, 1977 (Algeria: Djurdjura, Aures Mountains)
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Polyommatus atlantica (Elwes, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ 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.