Capys stuarti

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Capys stuarti
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C. stuarti
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Capys stuarti
Collins & Larsen, 2000[1]

Capys stuarti, the Kaduna protea playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of lowland Guinea savanna.

Adults are on wing in February.

The larvae feed on Protea madiensis.

References[]

  1. ^ "Capys Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26.


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