Cigaritis nairobiensis

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Cigaritis nairobiensis
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C. nairobiensis
Binomial name
Cigaritis nairobiensis
(Sharpe, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Spindasis nairobiensis Sharpe, 1904

Cigaritis nairobiensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba).[2]

The larvae feed on Rhus .

References[]

  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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