Cigaritis modestus explained

Cigaritis modestus, the modest bar, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Namibia.^[1] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

• Cigaritis modestus modestus (southern Angola, northern Namibia)
• Cigaritis modestus heathi (d'Abrera, 1980) (Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lualaba)

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 .