Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cigaritis | |
Similar Aphnaeini, Cigaritis mozambica, Spindasis, Cigaritis vulcanus | ||
Cigaritis somalina, the Somali silverline, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Yemen, Ethiopia, Somalia and northern Kenya. 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
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