Cigaritis syama

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Cigaritis syama
Spindasis syama.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Cigaritis
Species:
C. syama
Binomial name
Cigaritis syama
(Horsfield, [1829])
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia syamaHorsfield, [1829]
  • Spindasis syama(Horsfield, [1829])

Cigaritis syama, the club silverline, [1] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South-East Asia.

The wingspan is 27–32 mm.

The larvae feed on Psidium guajava and Dioscorea batatus .

Subspecies

The subspecies of Cigaritis syama found in India are- [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cigaritis Donzel, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ "Spindasis syama Horsfield, 1829 – Club Silverline" . Retrieved 26 August 2017.


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