Capys cupreus
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| Capys cupreus | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Capys |
| Species: | C. cupreus
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| Binomial name | |
| Capys cupreus Henning & Henning, 1988[1]
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Capys cupreus, the cupreous protea butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland at altitudes between 2,000 and 2,200 meters. The larvae feed on Protea gaguedi.
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- ↑ "Capys Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
