| Cigaritis phanes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cigaritis |
| Species: | C. phanes |
| Binomial name | |
| Cigaritis phanes (Trimen, 1873)[1] |
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The Silvery Bar (Cigaritis phanes) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in south-west Africa, including Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. In South Africa it is found from north-western KwaZulu-Natal to the northern part of the Orange Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Limpopo Province, the North West Province and the North Cape.
The wingspan is 24-27 mm for males and 26-30 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round with peaks from September to November and from March to June[2].
The larvae feed on Acacia mellifera and Ximenia caffra.