Cigaritis vulcanus
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Cigaritis vulcanus, the common silverline,[1][2] is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.[1][2][3]
Description
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The wingspan is 26–34 mm.
Subspecies
The subspecies of Cigaritis vulcanus are-[1][2][4]
- Spindasis vulcanus vulcanus Fabricius, 1775 – India
- Spindasis vulcanus fusca (Moore, [1881]) – Sri Lanka
- Spindasis vulcanus javanus (Fruhstorfer, 1912) – Java
- Spindasis vulcanus tavoyana (Evans, [1925]) – Myanmar, Thailand
Distribution
These butterflies are found in Sri Lanka, India, central Thailand, Vietnam and Java. In India, the species has been spotted in the territories of Maharashtra, Orissa, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.[1][2] And in Vietnam, this species has only been recorded in Bình Phước province (Monastyrskii, 2003).
Habitat
Their numbers peak during the south-west and north-east monsoons. It inhabits scrub land with sparse vegetation, hedge rows, scrub jungles and secondary forest.
Habits
They are difficult to disturb when nectaring on flowers but are able to fly fast erratically. Even when disturbed they return to the same spot a moment later. Mainly, they are found near their host plants.
Food plants
The larvae feed on jujube, Zizyphus rugosa, Ixora longifolia, Clerodendrum siphomanthus, C. inerme,[5] Allophylus cobbe, Ixora chinensis[6] and Canthium parviflorum.
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