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Cigaritis zohra

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Species of butterfly

Donzel's silverline
Figures 6–9
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species: C. zohra
Binomial name
Cigaritis zohra
Donzel, 1847
Synonyms
  • Cigaritis masinissa Lucas, 1849
  • Cigaritis zohra confusa Oberthür, 1915
  • Cigaritis zohra littoralis Riley, 1925
  • Cigaritis zohra f. oberthueri Riley, 1925

Cigaritis zohra, the Donzel's silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Algeria and Morocco.

The larvae feed on Coronilla minima, in the later stages with Crematogaster ants.

References

  1. Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  • Tennent, J., 1996 The Butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia Gem Publishing Co ISBN 9780906802052
  • Delacre, J. and Tarrier, M. 2008 Les Papillons de Jour du Maroc Un Guide d'Identification et de Bioindication ISBN 9782914817165

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Taxon identifiers
Aphnaeus avriko


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