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Cigaritis nyassae

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Species of butterfly

Nyassa silverline
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species: C. nyassae
Binomial name
Cigaritis nyassae
(Butler, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Aphnaeus nyassae Butler, 1884
  • Spindasis nyassae

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.

The larvae feed on Acacia stenocarpa, Entada abyssinica and Mundulea species.

References

  1. Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
Taxon identifiers
Aphnaeus nyassae


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