Cacyreus

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Cacyreus
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Cacyreus lingeus , male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Cacyreus
Butler, [1898]
Synonyms
  • HyreusHübner, [1819]

Cacyreus is an Afrotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

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