Club Silverline Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Cigaritis syama
Family : Lycaenidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Foests,Plain land
Description : Club Silverline is 26-34 mm in size. The upperside is dark brown with a broad iridiscent blue area, which occupies most of the area of the hindwing. A small orange area with a dark spot is present on the apical posterior part of the hindwing. The underside is pale brown with broad black or red-brown transversal bands with a white smaller band withing. The hindwing has two, elongated black and white tails. Females have their blue area reduced, and are mostly brown.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Hypolycaena erylus
(Common Tit) -
Cigaritis lohita
(Long-banded Silverline) -
Zizina otis
(Lesser Grass Blue) -
Rapala dieneces
(Scarlet Flash) -
Jamides celeno
(Common Cerulean) -
Rapala pheretima
(Copper Flash) -
Rapala manea
(Slate Flash) -
Curetis thetis
(Indian Sunbeam) -
Prosotas dubiosa
(Tailless Lineblue) -
Loxura atymnus
(Yamfly)
References:
description written by:Razia Sultana Setu,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, indiabiodiversity.org;photo credit & copyright: Syed Abbasmore information please contact with us.
description written by:Razia Sultana Setu,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, indiabiodiversity.org;photo credit & copyright: Syed Abbasmore information please contact with us.