''Cigaritis zohra'', the Donzel's silverline, is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

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 ...

. It is found in Algeria and Morocco. The larvae feed on ''

Coronilla minima ''Coronilla minima'' is a species of flowering plant from the family Fabaceae found in Eastern and Central Spain. Description The plant stems are long and are erect. Leaves grow in 2-4 pairs and are long and membranous with by long obovate ...

'', in the later stages with '' Crematogaster'' ants.

References

* Tennent, J., 1996 ''The Butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia'' Gem Publishing Co * Delacre, J. and Tarrier, M. 2008 ''Les Papillons de Jour du Maroc Un Guide d'Identification et de Bioindication''

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Cigaritis Butterflies of Africa Butterflies described in 1847 {{Aphnaeini-stub