Cigaritis acamas

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Tawny Silverline
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C. acamas
Binomial name
Cigaritis acamas
(Klug, 1834)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena acamas Klug, 1834
  • Apharitis acamas (Klug, 1834)
  • Spindasis bellatrix Butler, 1886
  • Spindasis acamas divisa Rothschild, 1915
  • Spindasis hypargyros Butler, 1886
  • Apharitis acama aegyptiaca Riley, 1925
  • Apharitis acama cypriaca Riley, 1925

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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.[2]

The larvae are associated with ants of the Crematogaster genus.

Subspecies

  • Cigaritis acamas acamas (southern Turkey to Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, the Sinai, Egypt and probably northern Arabia)
  • Cigaritis acamas bellatrix (Butler, 1886) (Sudan, southern Arabia, Somalia)
  • Cigaritis acamas divisa (Rothschild, 1915) (Sahara, including Algeria)
  • Cigaritis acamas dueldueli Pfeiffer, 1932
  • Cigaritis acamas hypargyros (Butler, 1886) (eastern Arabia to India)

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