Cigaritis victoriae

Cigaritis victoriae
Cigaritis victoriae figure 11 male, figures 12, 13 female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species: C. victoriae
Binomial name
Cigaritis victoriae
(Butler, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aphnaeus victoriae Butler, 1884
  • Spindasis victoriae

Cigaritis victoriae, Victoria’s Bar or Victoria Silverline, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern and eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

Both sexes feed from flowers. Adults are probably on wing year round, but are most common in spring and autumn.

The larvae feed on Acacia, Cassia and Mundulea species, as well as Ximenia americana. They are attended by ants.

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