Cigaritis crustaria

Cigaritis crustaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species: C. crustaria
Binomial name
Cigaritis crustaria
(Holland, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aphnaeus crustaria Holland, 1890
  • Spindasis crustaria

Cigaritis crustaria, the violet silverline, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastern Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are attracted to flowers.

References

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  1. Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)


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