Cigaritis somalina
| Cigaritis somalina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cigaritis |
| Species: | C. somalina |
| Binomial name | |
| Cigaritis somalina (Butler, 1886)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Cigaritis somalina, the Somali Silverline, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Yemen, Ethiopia, Somalia and northern Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna, often along water courses.
Adults are attracted to flowers at the edge of irrigated fields.
The larvae possibly feed on Acacia species.
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cigaritis somalina. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Cigaritis somalina |
- ↑ Cigaritis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)