Hipparchia hansii is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is endemic to the North Africa

North Africa

North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...

n region, mainly Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

, Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

, Tunisia

Tunisia

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 and West Libya

Libya

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. Its natural habitats are dense soil, grazed and rocky slopes, and ridges and prefers to stay in the shade. This is one of the last butterflies that flies in the season.

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies of Hipparchia hansii:

• ssp. colombati (Tea Ito, Middle Atlas Central)
• ssp. tansleyi (Ait Abdallah, Anti-Atlas south-west & Tizi-n-Test, southern High Atlas)
• ssp. subsaharae (Jebel Sarrho, Anti-Atlas oriental)
• ssp. tlemcen (Monts de Beni-Snassen, Tell Atlas)

Source

• Species info
• Hipparchia at funet