Cigaritis natalensis
Natal bar | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Cigaritis |
Species: | C. natalensis |
Binomial name | |
Cigaritis natalensis (Westwood, 1851)[1] | |
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Cigaritis natalensis, the Natal bar or Natal barred blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, from the Eastern Cape along the coast to KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, the Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo and North West provinces, and part of the Northern Cape province. It is also present in Botswana.
The wingspan is 25-32.5 mm for males and 26.5–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from September to October and from March to May.[2]
The larvae feed on Canthium inerme, Clerodendron glabrum and Ximenia caffra.
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