''Cigaritis abnormis'', the abnormal silverline, is a species of
lycaenid
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...
or blue butterfly found in
south India and
Pakistan.
Description
File:Silverline Abnormal Cigaritis abnormis Moore, 1884 at Yeoor DSCF1282 (9).JPG
File:Silverline Abnormal Cigaritis abnormis Moore, 1884 at Yeoor DSCF1282 DSCF1290 (4).JPG
References
Cigaritis
Butterflies described in 1884
Butterflies of Asia
Taxa named by Frederic Moore
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