Capys penningtoni

Pennington's protea
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
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 family Lycaenidae. 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.^[2]

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

References[]

^ Armstrong, A.J. (2020). "Capys penningtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T3844A168300190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T3844A168300190.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] Armstrong, A.J. (2020). "Capys penningtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T3844A168300190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T3844A168300190.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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

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Pennington's protea

Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Capys
Species:	C. penningtoni
Binomial name
*Capys penningtoni* Riley, 1932