Cigaritis allardi

Cigaritis allardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cigaritis
Species:	C. allardi
Binomial name
Cigaritis allardi (Oberthür, 1909) [1]

Cigaritis allardi, Allard's silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Algeria and Morocco ^[2] (west of Algeria and in the west of the Anti-Atlas and the Middle Atlas in Morocco).

Biology

The caterpillar is associated with Crematogaster ants - Crematogaster auberti, Crematogaster antaris, and Crematogaster scutellaris on its larval host plants Genista quadriflora , Cistus salvifolius , Helianthemum hirtum , and Fumana thymifolia . The biotope is grassy slopes.

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

External links

• Eurobutterflies