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Cigaritis crustaria

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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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Wikispecies has information related to Cigaritis crustaria.
  1. ^ Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)


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