Cigaritis ictis

Common shot silverline
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cigaritis
Species:	C. ictis
Binomial name
	Cigaritis ictis; (Hewitson, [1865])
Synonyms
	Aphnaeus ictis Hewitson, [1865]; Spindasis greeni Heron, 1896; D'Abrera, 1986; Spindasis ictis (Hewitson); Evans, 1927; Spindasis ictis var. ceylanica Felder, 1868; Spindasis greeni Heron, 1896;

The Common shot silverline, Cigaritis ictis (sometimes as Aphnaeus ictis), is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly.^[1] It is native to India and Sri Lanka.^[2] Sri Lankan population is classified as a subspecies - Aphnaeus ictis ceylonica (Felder, 1868).^[3]

*Cigaritis ictis*, ♀, N. India, from original description.

Notes and references

^ "Aphnaeus ictis Hewitson, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ "Spindasis ictis Hewitson, 1865 – Common Shot Silverline". ifoundbutterflies. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details : Aphnaeus ictis ceylonica (Felder, 1868)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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[1] "Aphnaeus ictis Hewitson, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[2] "Spindasis ictis Hewitson, 1865 – Common Shot Silverline". ifoundbutterflies. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[3] "Infraspecific Taxon Details : Aphnaeus ictis ceylonica (Felder, 1868)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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