Cigaritis syama
Cigaritis syama, the club silverline,[1] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South-East Asia.
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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
- "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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