Cigaritis allardi

Cigaritis allardi
Cigaritis allardi occidentalis, Morocco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species:
C. allardi
Binomial name
Cigaritis allardi
(Oberthür, 1909)

Cigaritis allardi, Allard's silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Algeria and Morocco (west of Algeria and in the west of the Anti-Atlas and the Middle Atlas in Morocco).

Biology

The caterpillar is associated with Crematogaster ants - Crematogaster auberti, Crematogaster antaris, and Crematogaster scutellaris on its larval host plants Genista quadriflora, Cistus salvifolius, Helianthemum hirtum, and Fumana thymifolia. The biotope is grassy slopes.

References

  1. ↑ Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2012-06-28.