Cigaritis homeyeri explained

Cigaritis homeyeri, the Homeyer's bar or Homeyer's silverline, is a lycaenid butterfly that is native to the Afrotropics. Adults are on wing year-round with distinct wet- and dry-season forms.

Range

It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa, Equateur, Lualaba, Lomami, Shaba and Maniema), Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Namibia.^[1]

Habitat and food plants

The habitat consists of grassy savannah. The larvae feed on Acacia species.

Etymology

The name honours Alexander von Homeyer.

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69 f

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2) . 2012-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015171354/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_aphnaeini_2.doc . 2014-10-15 . dead .