Capys hermes
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Capys hermes Henning & Henning, 1988[1]
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Capys hermes, the Hermes protea butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in central Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland.
The larvae feed on Protea gaguedi.
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- ^ "Capys Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1988
- Capys (butterfly)
- Theclinae stubs