Cacyreus darius
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Cacyreus |
Species: | C. darius
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Binomial name | |
Cacyreus darius | |
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Cacyreus darius is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion and the Comoros.[2] The habitat consists of forests, forest margins and anthropogenic environments.
Known food plants of this species are Coleus species and Hyptis pectina (Lamiaceae)[3]
References
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- ^ Cacyreus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ Martiré & Rochat, 2009. Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles, page 182.