Cigaritis syama | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Cigaritis |
Species: | C. syama
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Binomial name | |
Cigaritis syama (Horsfield, [1829])
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Cigaritis syama, the club silverline,[1] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South-East Asia.
The wingspan is 27–32 mm.
The larvae feed on Psidium guajava and Dioscorea batatus.
Subspecies
[edit]The subspecies of Cigaritis syama found in India are-[2]
- Cigaritis syama peguanus (Moore, 1884)
References
[edit]- ^ "Cigaritis Donzel, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Spindasis syama Horsfield, 1829 – Club Silverline". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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