Cigaritis zohra

Cigaritis zohra
	Figures 6–9
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cigaritis
Species:	C. zohra
Binomial name
	Cigaritis zohra; Donzel, 1847
Synonyms
	Cigaritis masinissa Lucas, 1849; Cigaritis zohra confusa Oberthür, 1915; Cigaritis zohra littoralis Riley, 1925; Cigaritis zohra f. oberthueri Riley, 1925;

Cigaritis zohra, the Donzel's silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Algeria and Morocco.^[2]

The larvae feed on Coronilla minima, in the later stages with Crematogaster ants.

References

^ 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 2012-06-28.

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

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