Capys connexivus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Capys |
Species: | C. connexivus
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Binomial name | |
Capys connexivus |
Capys connexivus, the African protea butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola and Zimbabwe.[2]
Adults are on wing year-round, with a peak from August to November.
The larvae feed on Protea gaguedi and Protea angolensis.
Subspecies
[edit]- Capys connexivus connexivus (western Tanzania, Malawi, northern and central Zambia, Angola, western and northern Zimbabwe)
- Capys connexivus gardineri Henning & Henning, 1988 (Zambia: Mufulira area)
References
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- ^ "Capys Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26.