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Monday 20 July 2015

Tawny Silverline, Arab Leopard or Leopard Butterfly - Cigaritis acamas (Klug, 1834) - Cyprus

Family: Lycaenidae
Cigaritis acamas, the Tawny SilverlineArab 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.

Photos Kilada Diarizou,13/9/2013 by George Konstantinou



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