Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Cigaritis mozambica | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cigaritis Rank Species | |
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Similar Axiocerses, Hypolycaena philippus, Aphnaeus, Iolaus, Cigaritis natalensis | ||
Cigaritis mozambica, the Mozambique bar or Mozambique silverline, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in tropical Africa. In South Africa it is found from the coast of KwaZulu-Natal to the Drakensberg, then to Swaziland, the Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West provinces.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and 25–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks in late summer.
The larvae feed on Sphenostylis angustifolia. They are associated with ants of the Crematogaster genus.
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