Capys cupreus

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

Capys cupreus, the Cupreous Protea Butterfly, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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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