Cigaritis ictis

Common shot silverline
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species: C. ictis
Binomial name
Cigaritis ictis
(Hewitson, [1865])
Synonyms
  • Aphnaeus ictis Hewitson, [1865]
  • Spindasis greeni Heron, 1896; D'Abrera, 1986
  • Spindasis ictis (Hewitson); Evans, 1927
  • Spindasis ictis var. ceylanica Felder, 1868
  • Spindasis greeni Heron, 1896

The Common shot silverline, Cigaritis ictis (sometimes as Aphnaeus ictis), is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly.[1] It is native to India and Sri Lanka.[2] Sri Lankan population is classified as a subspecies - Aphnaeus ictis ceylonica (Felder, 1868).[3]

Cigaritis ictis, ♀, N. India, from original description.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Aphnaeus ictis Hewitson, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Spindasis ictis Hewitson, 1865 – Common Shot Silverline". ifoundbutterflies. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Infraspecific Taxon Details : Aphnaeus ictis ceylonica (Felder, 1868)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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