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Cigaritis syama

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Cigaritis syama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species:
C. syama
Binomial name
Cigaritis syama
(Horsfield, [1829])
Synonyms
  • Amblypodia syama Horsfield, [1829]
  • Spindasis syama (Horsfield, [1829])

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

The subspecies of Cigaritis syama found in India are-[2]

  • Cigaritis syama peguanus (Moore, 1884)

References

  1. ^ "Cigaritis Donzel, 1847" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Spindasis syama Horsfield, 1829 – Club Silverline". Retrieved 26 August 2017.


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