Cacyreus lingeus

Cacyreus lingeus
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cacyreus
Species:	C. lingeus
Binomial name
Cacyreus lingeus (Stoll, [1782])[1]
Synonyms
Papilio lingeus Stoll, [1782] Papilio ericus Fabricius, 1793 Cupido lingeus var. ciliaris Aurivillius, 1910

The Common Bush Blue or Bush Bronze (Cacyreus lingeus) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara.

The wingspan is 22–27 mm for males and 22–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from October to February. In exceptional situations adults may be on wing in winter months in cooler areas.^[2]

The larvae feed on the flowers of various Lamiaceae species, including Plectranthus, Salvia, Calamintha, Lavandula, Mentha and Hemizygia species.

References

1. Cacyreus, Site of Markku Savela
2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.