Cacyreus virilis

Cacyreus virilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cacyreus
Species:	C. virilis
Binomial name
	Cacyreus virilis; Stempffer, 1936
Synonyms
	Cupido lingeus ab. virilis Aurivillius, 1925;

Cacyreus virilis, the eastern bush blue, mocker bronze or mocker blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from South Africa to Zimbabwe, through central and eastern Africa to south-western Arabia.

The wingspan is 24–26 mm for males and 24–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from November to February.^[2]

The larvae feed on the flowers of various Lamiaceae species, including Coleus, Salvia, Calamintha and Lavandula species.

References

^ Cacyreus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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[1] Cacyreus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

[2] Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.

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