Cigaritis crustaria
| Cigaritis crustaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Lycaenidae | 
| Genus: | Cigaritis | 
| Species: | C. crustaria | 
| Binomial name | |
|  Cigaritis crustaria (Holland, 1890)[1]  | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cigaritis crustaria, the Violet Silverline, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, eastern Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are attracted to flowers.
References
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- ↑ Cigaritis, Site of Markku Savela
 - ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)
 
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