Cigaritis namaquus, the Namaqua bar, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

It is found in South Africa, where it is restricted to the Succulent Karoo areas from the extreme Northern Cape near the border with Namibia, to the northern parts of the Western Cape.

Adults are on wing from September to December with a peak in October.

[2] The larvae feed on Zygophyllum species, including Z. retrofactum.

They are associated with ants of the genus Crematogaster.