Butterflies of South Morocco in february

[plebejus]

When it s cold in winter in Europe, you can get some butterflies in the south of Morocco.
I was this february 2015 in Anti-Atlas, lookinq for early species.
This winter received more rain than usually, meaning more green vegetation and more butterflies...
Because of holidays with my family, I only had a 2 days trip for collecting, sleeping one night in the little city of Tafraoute.

PIERIDAE

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Euchloe charlonia
common in many places


A biotope of E. charlonia

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Euchloe belemia


I found E. belemia in really green places this year

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Euchloe falloui

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E. falloui was flying in number on this dry hill

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More north, flying in the High Atlas, I met the common Euchloe crameri end of march 2014



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Near this place, E. crameri can be seen, Tizi n Test, High Atlas

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Pontia daplidice

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P. daplidice was found on the same hill than E. falloui and also in this rocky slope south of Tafraoute.
I was happy to see plenty of that Pieridae this year : P. daplidice, Euchloe charlonia, belemia, falloui the 22 and 23 of february 2015.

You can also have nice tourist moments near Tafraoute ...

[wollastoni]

Great article and those Euchloe are splendid.

I remember having seen many Euchloe in South Tunisia in April ,10 years ago.

[homard]

Thanks Plebejus! Beautiful photos! Even while I do not collect Pieridae (except Colias), I can have a pleasuure of Euchloe We have some of them here too, in Siberia. Two most common are Creusa and Naina. But here in European Part of Russia - virtually no, I collected on a single occasion a female of E. volgensis in my fave steppe biotope.

[plebejus]

PIERIDAE

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Colotis evagore nouna,
flying all the winter in South Morocco,
near host plant caper shrub.

[kristian94]

Hey Plebejus! I am considering a march trip to Morocco next year and I would like to ask you if you would share some localities with me. It can be really helpfull for me. Btw those biotopes are splendid! 🙂

[jmg]

About butterflies from Morocco, see these webpages :

www.lepido-france.fr/piste-machaons-du-desert-du-sud-du-maroc/

www.lepido-france.fr/piste-machaons-desert/

www.lepido-france.fr/zygenes-maroc-richesse-declin/

[plebejus]

Hi Kristian,
I send you a personnal message