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Cigaritis acamas (Tawny Silverline)

Synonyms: Apharitis acamas (homotypic); Lycaena acamas (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Cigaritis acamas, the Tawny Silverline, Arab Leopard or Leopard Butterfly, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly. It is found from North Africa and the Near East to India. The range includes Sudan, Arabia and Somalia. The larvae are associated with ants of the Crematogaster genus.
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Infraspecies

Cigaritis acamas acamas
Cigaritis acamas chitralensis
Cigaritis acamas cypriaca
Cigaritis acamas divisa
Cigaritis acamas dueldueli
Cigaritis acamas egyptiaca
Cigaritis acamas obscurata

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0