Capys penningtoni

Capys penningtoni
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Capys
Species:	C. penningtoni
Binomial name
*Capys penningtoni* Riley, 1932

Capys penningtoni, the Pennington'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.

The wingspan is 32–40 mm for males and 34–47 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid-September to early November. There is one generation per year.^[1]

The larvae feed on the flower buds of Protea caffra and Protea simplex.

References

↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

External links

Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Capys penningtoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded 31 July 2007.

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