Cigaritis myrmecophila

Cigaritis myrmecophila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species:
C. myrmecophila
Binomial name
Cigaritis myrmecophila
Dumont, 1922[1]
Synonyms
  • Apharitis myrmecophila

Cigaritis myrmecophila is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Algeria through Libya, Egypt and Jordan to Arabia and south-eastern Iran.[2]

The larvae feed on Calligonum comosum. They live in the nests of ants of the genus Crematogaster.

References

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  1. ^ Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2012-06-29.


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