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Capys calpurnia

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Species of butterfly

Capys calpurnia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Capys
Species: C. calpurnia
Binomial name
Capys calpurnia
Henning & Henning, 1988

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

The larvae feed on Protea gaguedi.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Capys calpurnia


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