Orange-banded Protea Butterfly

Capys alpheus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae

Capys alpheus, the protea scarlet or orange-banded protea, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is 31–40 mm for males and 32–47 mm for females.

Distribution

Orange-banded Protea Butterfly — (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo · CC-BY-SA

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Sources and credits

Photo(c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo · CC-BY-SA DescriptionCapys alpheus, Wikipedia contributors

Orange-banded Protea Butterfly

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