Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cigaritis | |
Similar Cigaritis mozambica, Spindasis, Theclinae | ||
Cigaritis nairobiensis is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba).
The larvae feed on Rhus villosa.
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