Biology:Hyponephele maroccana

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Moroccan meadow brown
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hyponephele
Species:
H. maroccana
Binomial name
Hyponephele maroccana
Blachier,1908 [1]
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

  1. ↑ Blachier, C.T.,1908 Lépidoptères du Maroc - Remarque sur diverses espèces et descriptions de variétés nouvelles Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 77 (2) : 209-222
  2. ↑ Tolman and Lewington Collins Butterfly Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe Collins
  3. ↑ 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

Wikidata ☰ entry



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