Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cigaritis | |
Similar Cigaritis mozambica, Cigaritis vulcanus, Cigaritis lohita, Cigaritis syama, Spindasis | ||
Cigaritis crustaria, the violet silverline, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastern Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are attracted to flowers.
References
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