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Cigaritis
''Cigaritis'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Afrotropical realm, the Indomalayan realm and adjacent regions of Asia. ''Cigaritis'' includes species that used to be placed in two other genera: ''Apharitis'' Riley, 1925 and ''Spindasis'' Wallengren, 1857. The latter were synonymised with ''Cigaritis'' by Heath ''et al.'', 2002,, 2002. ''The butterflies of Zambia. African Butterfly Research Institute and The Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa''. i-xvii, 1-137. and this synonymy is followed in recent works., 2015. Phylogeny of the Aphnaeinae: myrmecophilous African butterflies with carnivorous and herbivorous life histories. ''Systematic entomology'' 40(1): 169–182. Species Listed alphabetically: *'' Cigaritis abnormis'' (Moore, 884 *'' Cigaritis acamas'' (Klug, 1834) *'' Cigaritis allardi'' Oberthür, 1909 *'' Cigaritis apelles'' (Oberthür, 1878) *''Cigaritis apuleia'' (Hulstaert, 1924) *'' Cigaritis arooni'' (Murayama & Kimura, ...
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Cigaritis Allardi
''Cigaritis'' is a genus of butterflies in the family (biology), family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Afrotropical realm, the Indomalayan realm and adjacent regions of Asia. ''Cigaritis'' includes species that used to be placed in two other genera: ''Apharitis'' Riley, 1925 and ''Spindasis'' Wallengren, 1857. The latter were synonymised with ''Cigaritis'' by Heath ''et al.'', 2002,, 2002. ''The butterflies of Zambia. African Butterfly Research Institute and The Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa''. i-xvii, 1-137. and this synonymy is followed in recent works., 2015. Phylogeny of the Aphnaeinae: myrmecophilous African butterflies with carnivorous and herbivorous life histories. ''Systematic entomology'' 40(1): 169–182. Species Listed alphabetically: *''Cigaritis abnormis'' (Moore, [1884]) *''Cigaritis acamas'' (Klug, 1834) *''Cigaritis allardi'' Oberthür, 1909 *''Cigaritis apelles'' (Oberthür, 1878) *''Cigaritis apuleia'' (Hulstaert, 1924) *''Cigaritis arooni'' (Mu ...
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Cigaritis Arooni
''Cigaritis'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl .... Its species are found in the Afrotropical realm, the Indomalayan realm and adjacent regions of Asia. ''Cigaritis'' includes species that used to be placed in two other genera: ''Apharitis'' Riley, 1925 and ''Spindasis'' Wallengren, 1857. The latter were synonymised with ''Cigaritis'' by Heath ''et al.'', 2002,, 2002. ''The butterflies of Zambia. African Butterfly Research Institute and The Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa''. i-xvii, 1-137. and this synonymy is followed in recent works., 2015. Phylogeny of the Aphnaeinae: myrmecophilous African butterflies with carnivorous and herbivorous life histories. ''Systematic entomology'' 40(1): 169–182. Species Listed a ...
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Cigaritis Evansii
''Cigaritis'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Afrotropical realm, the Indomalayan realm and adjacent regions of Asia. ''Cigaritis'' includes species that used to be placed in two other genera: ''Apharitis'' Riley, 1925 and ''Spindasis'' Wallengren, 1857. The latter were synonymised with ''Cigaritis'' by Heath ''et al.'', 2002,, 2002. ''The butterflies of Zambia. African Butterfly Research Institute and The Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa''. i-xvii, 1-137. and this synonymy is followed in recent works., 2015. Phylogeny of the Aphnaeinae: myrmecophilous African butterflies with carnivorous and herbivorous life histories. ''Systematic entomology'' 40(1): 169–182. Species Listed alphabetically: *'' Cigaritis abnormis'' (Moore, 884 *''Cigaritis acamas'' (Klug, 1834) *'' Cigaritis allardi'' Oberthür, 1909 *'' Cigaritis apelles'' (Oberthür, 1878) *''Cigaritis apuleia'' (Hulstaert, 1924) *'' Cigaritis arooni'' (Murayama & Kimura, 1 ...
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Cigaritis Epargyros
''Cigaritis'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Afrotropical realm, the Indomalayan realm and adjacent regions of Asia. ''Cigaritis'' includes species that used to be placed in two other genera: ''Apharitis'' Riley, 1925 and ''Spindasis'' Wallengren, 1857. The latter were synonymised with ''Cigaritis'' by Heath ''et al.'', 2002,, 2002. ''The butterflies of Zambia. African Butterfly Research Institute and The Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa''. i-xvii, 1-137. and this synonymy is followed in recent works., 2015. Phylogeny of the Aphnaeinae: myrmecophilous African butterflies with carnivorous and herbivorous life histories. ''Systematic entomology'' 40(1): 169–182. Species Listed alphabetically: *'' Cigaritis abnormis'' (Moore, 884 *''Cigaritis acamas'' (Klug, 1834) *'' Cigaritis allardi'' Oberthür, 1909 *'' Cigaritis apelles'' (Oberthür, 1878) *''Cigaritis apuleia'' (Hulstaert, 1924) *'' Cigaritis arooni'' (Murayama & Kimura, 1 ...
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Cigaritis Elwesi
''Cigaritis'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Afrotropical realm, the Indomalayan realm and adjacent regions of Asia. ''Cigaritis'' includes species that used to be placed in two other genera: ''Apharitis'' Riley, 1925 and ''Spindasis'' Wallengren, 1857. The latter were synonymised with ''Cigaritis'' by Heath ''et al.'', 2002,, 2002. ''The butterflies of Zambia. African Butterfly Research Institute and The Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa''. i-xvii, 1-137. and this synonymy is followed in recent works., 2015. Phylogeny of the Aphnaeinae: myrmecophilous African butterflies with carnivorous and herbivorous life histories. ''Systematic entomology'' 40(1): 169–182. Species Listed alphabetically: *'' Cigaritis abnormis'' (Moore, 884 *''Cigaritis acamas'' (Klug, 1834) *'' Cigaritis allardi'' Oberthür, 1909 *'' Cigaritis apelles'' (Oberthür, 1878) *''Cigaritis apuleia'' (Hulstaert, 1924) *'' Cigaritis arooni'' (Murayama & Kimura, 1 ...
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Cigaritis Elima
''Cigaritis elima'', the scarce shot silverline, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Sri Lanka and India. The species was first described by Frederic Moore Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company. It has been said that Mo ... in 1877. Description Subspecies Subspecies of ''Cigaritis elima'':- *''Cigaritis elima elima'' Moore, 1877 – India *''Cigaritis elima uniformis'' Moore, 1882 – Kashmir *''Cigaritis elima fairliei'' *''Cigaritis elima ictina'' References Cigaritis Fauna of Pakistan Butterflies described in 1877 {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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Cigaritis Abnormis
''Cigaritis abnormis'', the abnormal silverline, is a species of lycaenid Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ... or blue butterfly found in south India and Pakistan. Description File:Silverline Abnormal Cigaritis abnormis Moore, 1884 at Yeoor DSCF1282 (9).JPG File:Silverline Abnormal Cigaritis abnormis Moore, 1884 at Yeoor DSCF1282 DSCF1290 (4).JPG References Cigaritis Butterflies described in 1884 Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by Frederic Moore {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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Cigaritis Cilissa
''Cigaritis cilissa'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ... and Turkey. References External links * * cilissa Butterflies described in 1861 Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by Julius Lederer {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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Cigaritis Apuleia
''Cigaritis apuleia'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ... and the Uele in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. References Butterflies described in 1924 Cigaritis {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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Cigaritis Acamas
''Cigaritis acamas'', the tawny silverline, Arab leopard or leopard butterfly, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly. It is found from North Africa and the Near East to India. The range includes Sudan, Arabia (United Arab Emirates) and Somalia. and it occurs on Cyprus. The larvae are associated with ants of the genus ''Crematogaster ''Crematogaster'' is an ecologically diverse genus of ants found worldwide, which are characterised by a distinctive heart-shaped gaster (abdomen), which gives them one of their common names, the Saint Valentine ant. Members of this genus are a ...''. Subspecies *''C. a. acamas'' (southern Turkey to Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, the Sinai, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and probably northern Arabia) *''C. a. bellatrix'' (Butler, 1886) (Sudan, southern Arabia, Somalia) *''C. a. divisa'' (Rothschild, 1915) (Sahara, including Algeria) *''C. a. dueldueli'' Pfeiffer, 1932 *''C. a. hypargyros'' (Butler, 1886) (eastern Arabia to India) Refer ...
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Cigaritis Ella
''Cigaritis ella'', the Ella's bar, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from South Africa to the coast of eastern Kenya. In South Africa it is found from the Eastern Cape along the coast to KwaZulu-Natal, then inland to Eswatini, the Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo, North West and Northern Cape. The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 25–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from August to October and from March to July. The larvae feed on ''Ximenia caffra ''Ximenia caffra'', the sourplum, is a small tree or small shrub that is thinly branched. It is part of the Olacaceae family which is native throughout tropical regions. In particular, the sourplum is native to regions in South East Africa, mainl ...''. The larvae hide in crevices and under the bark of their host plant. References External links''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69''f, g'' Butterflies describ ...
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Cigaritis Buchanani
''Cigaritis buchanani'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Gambia, northern Nigeria, Mali and Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic .... References Butterflies described in 1966 Cigaritis {{Aphnaeini-stub ...
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