Capys (butterfly)
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Capys is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae
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Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
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Species
- Capys alphaeusCapys alphaeusThe Protea Scarlet or Orange-banded Protea is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa.The wingspan is 31–40 mm for males and 32–47 mm for females...
(Cramer, [1777]) - Capys bamendanus Schultze, 1909
- Capys bamptoni Henning & Henning, 1988
- Capys brunneus Aurivillius, 1916
- Capys calpurnia Henning & Henning, 1988
- Capys catharus Riley, 1932
- Capys collinsi Henning & Henning, 1988
- Capys connexivus Butler, 1897
- Capys cupreus Henning & Henning, 1988
- Capys disjunctusCapys disjunctusThe Russet Protea is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in from the East Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, inland to Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and the Limpopo Province in South Africa. It is also found in Zimbabwe....
Trimen, 1895 - Capys hermes Henning & Henning, 1988
- Capys juliae Henning & Henning, 1988
- Capys meruensis Henning & Henning, 1988
- Capys penningtoniCapys penningtoniPennington's Protea is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is restricted to the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg foothills....
Riley, 1932 - Capys stuarti Collins & Larsen, 2000
- Capys usambarae Congdon & Collins, 1998
- Capys vorgasi Larsen & Collins, 2003