Capys alpheus

Capys alpheus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Capys
Species:	C. alpheus
Binomial name
	Capys alpheus; (Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
	Papilio alpheusCramer, [1777];

Last updated August 11, 2025

Capys alpheus, the protea scarlet or orange-banded protea, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 31–40 mm for males and 32–47 mm for females. Adults are on wing from August to November and from February to April in two main generations.^[2]

The larvae feed on the flower buds of various Protea species, including P. cynaroides , P. roupelliae , P. subvestita , P. repens and P. grandiceps .

Subspecies

Capys alpheus alpheus (South Africa, from the Cape Peninsula to the Kouebokkeveld Mountains and southern Namaqualand, the Western Cape and then to the Eastern Cape)
Capys alpheus extentusQuickelberge, 1979 (South Africa, from the Eastern Cape along the mountains to the eastern part of the Free State and the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, Eswatini, Mpumalanga and Limpopo)

References

Media related to Capys alpheus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Capys alpheus at Wikispecies

↑ "Capys Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ 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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[1] "Capys Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] 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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