Berberia abdelkader, the giant grayling, 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 and the males are easily seen flying in search of a shy female. Usually, females are fertilised as soon as they hatch.
^"Berberia de Lesse, 1951" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic
Tennent, John, 1996; The Butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN0-906802-05-9
January 01, 1970
berberia, abdelkader, giant, grayling, species, butterfly, family, nymphalidae, endemic, north, african, region, mainly, morocco, algeria, tunisia, flies, vast, steppes, males, easily, seen, flying, search, female, usually, females, fertilised, soon, they, hat. Berberia abdelkader the giant grayling 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 and the males are easily seen flying in search of a shy female Usually females are fertilised as soon as they hatch Giant grayling Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Nymphalidae Genus Berberia Species B abdelkader Binomial name Berberia abdelkader Pierret 1837 Synonyms Satyrus Abd el Kader Pierret 1837Satyrus abdelkader Pierret 1837 Contents 1 Subspecies 2 Flight period 3 Food plants 4 ReferencesSubspecies editThere are three subspecies of Berberia abdelkader B a abdelkader Col du Jerada and Oujda in eastern Morocco Algeria western Libya B a nelvai Seitz 1911 Aures Mountains of Algeria Moulares Mines of Tunisia B a taghzefti Wyatt 1952 Taghzeft Pass in Morocco Flight period editJune to October depending on altitude and locality Food plants editLarvae have been recorded on Stipa tenacissima References edit Berberia de Lesse 1951 at Markku Savela s Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic Michel Tarrier es Berberia abdelkader Tennent John 1996 The Butterflies of Morocco Algeria and Tunisia ISBN 0 906802 05 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Berberia abdelkader amp oldid 1225973710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
