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Apharitis cilissa Most of my pictures of this rare butterfly are with closed wings. this time I managed to capture it with open wings! hurray! Cigaritis cilissa,Geotagged,Israel,Spring

Apharitis cilissa

Most of my pictures of this rare butterfly are with closed wings. this time I managed to capture it with open wings! hurray!

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The Cigaritis cilissa

"Cigaritis cilissa" is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria and Turkey.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Yael Orgad

By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Jul 15, 2025. Captured Jun 2, 2025 14:29 in 29JH+G7 Sasa, Israel.

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