Taxonomy of Genus Cigaritis Donzel, 1847
Barred Blues, Leopard Butterflies, Silverlines
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 1005
38169 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 348
13640 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Aphnaeini
Distant, 1884
| 21
1235 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Cigaritis
Donzel, 1847
Barred Blues, Leopard Butterflies, Silverlines | 176 | Species |
Subnodes of Cigaritis Donzel, 1847 | Species | Cigaritis abnormis Moore, 1884
Abnormal Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis abri Bouyer, 2021
| | | | Species | Cigaritis acamas Klug, 1834
Arab Leopard, Leopard Butterfly, Levantine Leopard | 10 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis allardi Oberthür, 1909
Allard's silver lines, Allard's Silver-line | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis amine Butler, 1874 ⇒ Zeritis neriene amine
Checkered Gem | | | | Species | Cigaritis apelles Oberthür, 1878
Rusty Bar | | | | Species | Cigaritis apuleia Hulstaert, 1924
| | | | Species | Cigaritis arooni Murayama & Kimura, 1990
| | | | Species | Cigaritis avriko Karsch, 1893
Fine Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis baghirmii Stempffer, 1946
| | | | Species | Cigaritis bergeri Bouyer, 2003
| | | | Species | Cigaritis brunnea Jackson, 1965
Little Bar | | | | Species | Cigaritis buchanani Rothschild, 1921
| | | | Species | Cigaritis chitralensis Riley, 1925
| | | | Species | Cigaritis cilissa Lederer, 1861
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis collinsi Kielland, 1980
| | | | Species | Cigaritis confusa Oberthür, 1915
| | | | Species | Cigaritis costalis Bouyer, 2021
| | | | Species | Cigaritis crustaria Holland, 1890
Violet Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis cynica N.D. Riley, 1921
| | | | Species | Cigaritis cypriaca Riley, 1925
| | | | Species | Cigaritis delagoensis Sharpe, 1891 ⇒ Crudaria leroma
| | | | Species | Cigaritis divisa Rothschild, 1915
| | | | Species | Cigaritis ducarmei Bouyer, 2008
| | | | Species | Cigaritis dueldueli Pfeiffer, 1932
| | | | Species | Cigaritis dufranei Bouyer, 1991
| | | | Species | Cigaritis egyptiaca Riley, 1925
| | | | Species | Cigaritis elima Moore, 1877
Scarce Shot Silverline | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865
Ella's Bar, Ella´s Bar, Ella´s Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis elwesi Evans, 1925
Elwes´s Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis epargyros Eversmann, 1854
Yellow Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis erythrea Staudinger, 1892
| | | | Species | Cigaritis evansi Murayama & Kimura, 1990
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis evansii Tytler, 1915
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis farsica Rose & Schurian, 1977
| | | | Species | Cigaritis funebris Oberthür, 1915
| | | | Species | Cigaritis gigas Saito & Seki, 2008
| | | | Species | Cigaritis gilletti Riley, 1925
| | | | Species | Cigaritis gillettii Riley, 1925
Cigaritis gilletti | | | | Species | Cigaritis greeni Heron, 1896
| | | | Species | Cigaritis hassoni Bouyer, 2003
| | | | Species | Cigaritis homeyeri Dewitz, 1886
Homeyer´s Bar, Homeyer´s Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis ictis Hewitson, 1865
Common Shot Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis immaculatus Oberthür, 1915
| | | | Species | Cigaritis impunctata Oberthür, 1909
| | | | Species | Cigaritis iza Hewitson, 1865
Black Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis jugurtha Oberthür, 1876
| | | | Species | Cigaritis junodi d´Abrera, 1980
| | | | Species | Cigaritis kutu Corbet, 1940
| | | | Species | Cigaritis kuyaniana Matsumura, 1919
| | | | Species | Cigaritis larseni Bouyer, 2012
| | | | Species | Cigaritis learmondi Tytler, 1940
Pale-banded Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis leechi Swinhoe, 1912
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis lilacinus Moore, 1884
Lical Silverline, Lilac Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis littoralis Riley, 1925
| | | | Species | Cigaritis lohita Horsfield, 1829
Lond-banded Silverline, Long-banded Silverline | 7 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis lunulifera Moore, 1879
| | | | Species | Cigaritis lutosa Plötz, 1880
| | | | Species | Cigaritis lutosus Plötz, 1880
| | | | Species | Cigaritis malagrida Wallengren, 1857
| | | | Species | Cigaritis masaeae Seki, 2000
Masae’s Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis masinissa Lucas, 1849 ⇒ Cigaritis zohra
| | | | Species | Cigaritis maxima Staudinger, 1901
| | | | Species | Cigaritis maximus Elwes, 1893
Karen Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis menelas Druce, 1907
Red-spot Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis meridionalis Riley, 1925
| | | | Species | Cigaritis minima Staudinger, 1901
| | | | Species | Cigaritis minor Staudinger, 0
| | | | Species | Cigaritis mishmisensis South, 1913
| | | | Species | Cigaritis miyamotoi Saito & Seki, 2008
Laos silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis modestus Trimen, 1891
Modest Bar | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis montana Joicey & Talbot, 1924
| | | | Species | Cigaritis monticola Riley, 1925
| | | | Species | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850
Mozambique Bar, Mozambique Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis myrmecophila Dumont, 1922
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis myrmecophilia Dumont, 1922 ⇒ Cigaritis myrmecophila
| | | | Species | Cigaritis nairobiensis Sharpe, 1904
| | | | Species | Cigaritis namaquus Trimen, 1874
Namaqua Bar | | | | Species | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851
Natal Bar, Natal Barred Blue | | | | Species | Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865
Saharan Leopard Butterfly, Saharan Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis nipalicus Moore, 1884
Silver-grey Silverline | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis noellae Bouyer, 2011
| | | | Species | Cigaritis nubilus Moore, 1887
Clouded Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis nyassae Butler, 1884
Nyasa Silverline, Nyassa Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis oberthueri Riley, 1925
| | | | Species | Cigaritis obscurata Staudinger, 1901
| | | | Species | Cigaritis occidentalis Le Cerf, 1923
| | | | Species | Cigaritis orientalis Riley, 1925
| | | | Species | Cigaritis overlaeti Bouyer, 1998
| | | | Species | Cigaritis pallescens Oberthür, 1896
| | | | Species | Cigaritis pallida Oberthür, 1915
| | | | Species | Cigaritis paucimaculata Oberthür, 1915
| | | | Species | Cigaritis phanes Trimen, 1873
Silvery Bar | | | | Species | Cigaritis pinheyi Heath, 1983
| | | | Species | Cigaritis rukma de Nicéville, 1889
Silver-red Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis rukmini de Nicéville, 1889
Khaki Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis schistacea Moore, 1881
Plumbeous Silverline | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis scotti Gabriel, 1954
| | | | Species | Cigaritis seliga Fruhstorfer, 1912
Fruhstorfer´s silverline, Large Long-banded Silverline | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis shaba Bouyer, 1991
| | | | Species | Cigaritis siphax Lucas, 1849
Common Silver-line | | | | Species | Cigaritis somalina Butler, 1886
Somali Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis spec Moore, 1877
| | | | Species | Cigaritis supraimpunctata Oberthür, 1896
| | | | Species | Cigaritis syama Horsfield, 1829
Club Silverline | 7 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis syma Horsfield, 1829
| | | | Species | Cigaritis syphax Lucas, 1849
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis takanonis Matsumura, 1906
| | | | Species | Cigaritis tanganyikae Kielland, 1990
| | | | Species | Cigaritis tavetensis Lathy, 1906
Taveta Silverline | | | | Species | Cigaritis trifurcata Moore, 1882
| | | | Species | Cigaritis trimeni Neave, 1910
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis uighurica Kemal & Koçak, 2005
| | | | Species | Cigaritis victoriae Butler, 1884
Victoria Silverline, Victoria´s Bar | | | | Species | Cigaritis vixinga Hewitson, 1875
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775
Common Silverline | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis zebra
| | | | Species | Cigaritis zhengweilie Huang, 1998
| | | | Species | Cigaritis zhengweille Huang ? Yunan, 0
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Cigaritis zohra Donzel, 1847
Donzel's Silver-line, Donzel´s Silver-line | 6 | Subspecies |
Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Cigaritis | English | Barred Blues, Leopard Butterflies, Silverlines |
Distribution of Cigaritis Donzel, 1847 Algeria
| Angola
| Bangladesh
| Benin
| Bhutan
| Botswana
| Burkina Faso
| Cambodia
| Cameroon
8 Species | Central African Republic
| Chad
| China
| Cyprus
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
18 Species | Egypt
| Estonia
| Ethiopia
| Gabon
| Gambia
| Germany
| Ghana
| Guinea
| Guinea-Bissau
| Iceland
| India
| Indonesia
3 Species | Iran
| Iraq
| Israel
| Ivory Coast
| Jordan
| Kazakhstan
| Kenya
| Laos
| Latvia
| Lesotho
| Liberia
| Malawi
| Malaysia
| Mali
| Malta
| Morocco
| Mozambique
| Myanmar
| Namibia
| Nepal
| Netherlands
| Niger
| Nigeria
| Oman
| Pakistan
| Palau
| Palestine
| Philippines
| Republic of the Congo
| Republic South Africa
| Rwanda
| Saint Lucia
| Saudi Arabia
| Senegal
| Sierra Leone
| Singapore
| Somalia
| Somaliland
| South Sudan
| Sri Lanka
| Sudan
| Switzerland
| Syria
| Taiwan
| Tajikistan
| Tanzania
| Thailand
| Togo
| Tunisia
| Turkey
| Turkmenistan
| Uganda
| Vietnam
| Yemen
| Zambia
| Zimbabwe
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