Polyommatus atlantica

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]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Polyommatus atlantica
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Polyommatus
Species:	P. atlantica
Binomial name
Polyommatus atlantica (Elwes, 1905)[2]
Synonyms
Lycaena hylas var. atlantica Elwes, 1905 Plebicula atlantica Plebicula atlantica weissi Dujardin, 1977 Plebicula atlantica f. rosea Tennent, 1994

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The larvae feed on Anthyllis vulneraria.

It has the highest number of chromosomes of all non-polyploid eukaryotic organisms (2n ≈ 448 to 452).