Cigaritis

Cigaritis
C. syama in Nepal
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Donzel, 1847
Synonyms
  • Zerythis Lucas, 1849
  • Spindasis Wallengren, 1857
  • Spindasis Wallengren, 1858
  • Apharitis Riley, 1925

Cigaritis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Afrotropical realm, the Indomalayan realm and adjacent regions of Asia.

Species

Further reading

  • French Wikipedia has a list of species and their distribution at Cigaritis


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