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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Cigaritis |
Species: | C. acamas
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Binomial name | |
Cigaritis acamas | |
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Cigaritis acamas, the tawny silverline, Arab leopard or leopard butterfly, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly. It is found from North Africa and the Near East to India. The range includes Sudan, Arabia ( United Arab Emirates) and Somalia. [2] and it occurs on Cyprus.
The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Crematogaster.
Tawny silverline | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Cigaritis |
Species: | C. acamas
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Binomial name | |
Cigaritis acamas | |
Synonyms | |
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Cigaritis acamas, the tawny silverline, Arab leopard or leopard butterfly, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly. It is found from North Africa and the Near East to India. The range includes Sudan, Arabia ( United Arab Emirates) and Somalia. [2] and it occurs on Cyprus.
The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Crematogaster.