Cigaritis nilus

Cigaritis nilus
Cigaritis nilus figures 11,12
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species: C. nilus
Binomial name
Cigaritis nilus
(Hewitson, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aphnaeus nilus Hewitson, 1865
  • Apharitis nilus
  • Aphnaeus subaureus Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Spindasis kaduglii Bethune-Baker, 1916
  • Spindasis subaurea f. sabulosa Hawker-Smith, 1929

Cigaritis nilus, the Saharan Silverline, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, northern and eastern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, southern Sudan, Uganda and northern Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of sub-deserts and deserts, the Sahel, Sudan savanna and Guinea savanna.

References

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  1. ↑ Cigaritis, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)


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