| Cigaritis nyassae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cigaritis |
| Species: | C. nyassae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cigaritis nyassae | |
| Synonyms | |
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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. [2]
The larvae feed on Acacia stenocarpa , Entada abyssinica and Mundulea species.
Cigaritis acamas, the tawny silverline, Arab leopard or leopard butterfly, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly. It is found from North Africa and the Near East to India. The range includes Sudan, Arabia and Somalia. and it occurs on Cyprus.
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 apuleia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo and the Uele in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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 baghirmii is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Chad.
Cigaritis bergeri is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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.
Cigaritis collinsi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania.
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 cynica is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba) and Zambia.
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 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 nairobiensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba).
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 overlaeti is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
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 scotti is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Yemen and Oman.
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.
