''Cigaritis somalina'', the Somali silverline, is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
Yemen,
Ethiopia,
Somalia and northern
Kenya.
The habitat consists of arid savanna, often along water courses.
Adults are attracted to flowers at the edge of irrigated fields.
The larvae possibly feed on ''
Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...
'' species.
References
External links
''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69''e''
Butterflies described in 1886
Cigaritis
Butterflies of Africa
Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler
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