Cigaritis brunnea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Cigaritis |
Species: | C. brunnea |
Binomial name | |
Cigaritis brunnea | |
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Cigaritis brunnea, the little bar, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, western Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kivu), Zambia and north-western and south-eastern Zimbabwe. [2]
Cigaritis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Afrotropical realm, the Indomalayan realm and adjacent regions of Asia.
Cigaritis phanes, the silvery bar, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-west Africa, including Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. In South Africa it is found from north-western KwaZulu-Natal to the northern part of the Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West and Northern Cape.
Cigaritis namaquus, the Namaqua bar, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is restricted to the Succulent Karoo areas from the extreme Northern Cape near the border with Namibia, to the northern parts of the Western Cape.
Cigaritis cilissa is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria and Turkey.
Cigaritis apelles, the rusty bar, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique and South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal). The habitat consists of savanna, bordering forests.
Cigaritis avriko, the fine silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, southern Burkina Faso, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, western Kenya and Ethiopia. The habitat consists of savanna.
Cigaritis buchanani is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Gambia, northern Nigeria, Mali and Chad.
Cigaritis crustaria, the violet silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastern Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Cigaritis dufranei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Cigaritis iza, the black silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The habitat consists of forests.
Cigaritis menelas, the red-spot silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1907. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria and western Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.
Cigaritis modestus, the modest bar, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Namibia. The habitat consists of forests.
Cigaritis Nilus, the Saharan Silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, northern and eastern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, southern Sudan, Uganda, and northern Kenya. The habitat consists of sub-deserts and deserts, the Sahel, Sudan savanna, and Guinea savanna.
Cigaritis nyassae, the Nyassa silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and possibly Zimbabwe.
Cigaritis pinheyi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Zambia and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Cigaritis tanganyikae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Tanzania. The habitat mostly consists of montane regions, but it may also be found in woodland at lower altitudes.
Cigaritis tavetensis, the Taveta silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Tanzania. The habitat consists of savanna.
Cigaritis trimeni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. The habitat consists of savanna.
Cigaritis victoriae, the Victoria's bar or Victoria silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern and eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of savanna.
Zeritis neriene, the checkered gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, southern Niger, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, southern Sudan, Uganda and western Kenya. The habitat consists of savanna, where it is found on sandy soils and open stony ground with short grass.
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