Capys connexivus

Capys connexivus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Capys
Species:	C. connexivus
Binomial name
Capys connexivus Butler, 1897[1]

Capys connexivus, the African Protea Butterfly, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola and Zimbabwe.^[2]

Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from August to November.

The larvae feed on Protea gaguedi and Protea angolensis.

Subspecies

• Capys connexivus connexivus (western Tanzania, Malawi, northern and central Zambia, Angola, western and northern Zimbabwe)
• Capys connexivus gardineri Henning & Henning, 1988 (Zambia: Mufulira area)

References

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