Cigaritis namaquus
| Cigaritis namaquus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cigaritis |
| Species: | C. namaquus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cigaritis namaquus (Trimen, 1874)[1] | |
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The Namaqua Bar (Cigaritis namaquus) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is restricted to the Succulent Karoo areas from the extreme North Cape near the border with Namibia, to the northern parts of the West Cape.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and 24–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December with a peak in October. There is one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Zygophyllum species, including Zygophyllum retrofactum. They are associated with ants of the Crematogaster genus.
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