Capys calpurnia

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Capys calpurnia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Capys
Species:
C. calpurnia
Binomial name
Capys calpurnia
Henning & Henning, 1988 [1]

Capys calpurnia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya. [2] The habitat consists of montane grassland at about 2,100 meters.

The larvae feed on Protea gaguedi .

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References

  1. "Capys Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26.