Cigaritis somalina, the Somali silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Yemen, Ethiopia, Somalia and northern Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna, often along water courses.
| Cigaritis somalina | |
|---|---|
| |
| Seitz ..Fauna Africana Taf69 (line e) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cigaritis |
| Species: | C. somalina
|
| Binomial name | |
| Cigaritis somalina | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Adults are attracted to flowers at the edge of irrigated fields.
The larvae possibly feed on Acacia species.
References
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cigaritis somalina.
Wikispecies has information related to Cigaritis somalina.
- ^ Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
External links
edit