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Cigaritis iza

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Black silverline
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species:
C. iza
Binomial name
Cigaritis iza
(Hewitson, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aphnaeus iza Hewitson, 1865
  • Spindasis iza
  • Spindasis crustaria mysteriosa Clench, 1965
  • Aphnaeus lutosus Plötz, 1880

Cigaritis iza, the black silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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  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 2012-06-29.
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