Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Cigaritis ella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cigaritis Rank Species | |
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Cigaritis ella, the Ella's bar, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from South Africa to the coast of eastern Kenya. In South Africa it is found from the Eastern Cape along the coast to KwaZulu-Natal, then inland to Swaziland, the Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo, North West and Northern Cape.
The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 25–30 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from August to October and from March to July.
The larvae feed on Ximenia caffra. The larvae hide in crevices and under the bark of their host plant.
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