Capys cupreus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Capys
Species:
C. cupreus
Binomial name
Capys cupreus
Henning & Henning, 1988[1]

Capys cupreus, the cupreous protea butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland at altitudes between 2,000 and 2,200 meters.

The larvae feed on Protea gaguedi.

References

  1. "Capys Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26.


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