Cigaritis nyassae
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Cigaritis |
Species: | C. nyassae |
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Cigaritis nyassae | |
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Cigaritis nyassae, the Nyassa silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and possibly Zimbabwe.[2]
The larvae feed on Acacia stenocarpa, Entada abyssinica and Mundulea species.
References[edit]
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- ^ Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2012-06-29.