Cigaritis allardi explained

Cigaritis allardi, Allard's silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Algeria and Morocco^[1] (west of Algeria and in the west of the Anti-Atlas and the Middle Atlas in Morocco).

Biology

The caterpillar is associated with Crematogaster ants - Crematogaster auberti, Crematogaster antaris and Crematogaster scutellaris on its larval host plants Genista quadriflora, Cistus salvifolius, Helianthemum hirtum and Fumana thymifolia. The biotope is grassy slopes.

References

• Tennent, J., 1996 The Butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia Gem Publishing Co
• Delacre, J. and Tarrier, M. 2008 Les Papillons de Jour du Maroc Un Guide d'Identification et de Bioindication

External links

• Eurobutterflies

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2) . 2012-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015171354/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_aphnaeini_2.doc . 2014-10-15 . dead .