Cigaritis tavetensis
Species of butterfly
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Cigaritis tavetensis, the Taveta silverline, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cigaritis |
| Species: | C. tavetensis |
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| Cigaritis tavetensis | |
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They feed on Acacia drepanolobium within galls. They are associated with ants of the genus Pheidole.
