Polyommatus atlantica
Species of butterfly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polyommatus atlantica, the Atlas blue,[3] is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henry John Elwes in 1905. It is found in North Africa.[4]
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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.)