Cigaritis natalensis

Natal bar
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cigaritis
Species:	C. natalensis
Binomial name
	Cigaritis natalensis; (Westwood, 1851)
Synonyms
	Aphnaeus natalensis Westwood, 1851 ; Amblypodia natalensis Westwood, 1852 ; Spindasis masilikazi Wallengren, 1857 ; Spindasis natalensis ; Spindasis natalensis ab. obscura Aurivillius, 1923 ;

Cigaritis natalensis, the Natal bar or Natal barred blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Eastern Cape along the coast to KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, 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, Clerodendrum glabrum and Ximenia afra.

References

^ Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7. OCLC 958561486.

External links

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

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[1] Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7. OCLC 958561486.

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