Capys penningtoni

Pennington's protea
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Capys
Species:	C. penningtoni
Binomial name
	Capys penningtoni; Riley, 1932

Capys penningtoni, the Pennington's protea, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is restricted to the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg foothills.

The wingspan is 32–40 mm for males and 34–47 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid-September to early November. There is one generation per year.^[1]

The larvae feed on the flower buds of Protea caffra and Protea simplex.

References

^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

External links

Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Capys penningtoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. IUCN: e.T3844A10119437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3844A10119437.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

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[1] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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