Biology:Hyponephele maroccana
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Moroccan meadow brown | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Hyponephele |
Species: | H. maroccana
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Binomial name | |
Hyponephele maroccana Blachier,1908 [1]
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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
- ↑ Blachier, C.T.,1908 Lépidoptères du Maroc - Remarque sur diverses espèces et descriptions de variétés nouvelles Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 77 (2) : 209-222
- ↑ Tolman and Lewington Collins Butterfly Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe Collins
- ↑ 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
Wikidata ☰ entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponephele maroccana.
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