Cigaritis rukma
Cigaritis rukma or silver-red silverline is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Lionel de Niceville in 1889. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Burma, Thailand, and Laos).[2]
| Cigaritis rukma | |
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| Cigaritis rukma, male, Thailand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cigaritis |
| Species: | C. rukma |
| Binomial name | |
| Cigaritis rukma (de Nicéville, [1889])][1] | |
Subspecies
- C. r. rukma Sikkim, Bhutan, Thailand
- C. r. sophia (D'Abrera, 1993) Yunnan
References
- de Nicéville, L. 1889]. On new or little known butterflies from the Indian Region J. Asiatic Soc. Beng. 57(II)(4): 273-293, pls. 13, 14
- Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
External links
- Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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