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Cigaritis nubilus

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Clouded silverline
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species:
C. nubilus
Binomial name
Cigaritis nubilus
(Moore, [1887])
Synonyms
  • Aphnaeus nubilus Moore, [1887]
  • Spindasis nubilus (Moore); Evans, 1927

The clouded silverline, Cigaritis nubilus (sometimes Aphnaeus nubilus), is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Butterflies of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Dilmah Conservation. Retrieved 3 April 2018.