Berberia lambessanus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Berberia lambessanus
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Berberia
Species:
B. lambessanus
Binomial name
Berberia lambessanus
(Staudinger, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Satyrus abdelkader var. lambessanus Staudinger, 1901
  • Satyrus (Cercyonis) abdelkader romeii Rothschild, 1933
  • Satyrus abdelkader alexander Chnéour, 1937

Berberia lambessanus is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is endemic to the North African region, mainly Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. It flies in the vast steppes but has a preference for slopes, and the males are easily seen flying in search of a shy female. Usually, females are fertilised as soon as they hatch. The range of Berberia lambessanus overlaps with that of B. abdelkader

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