Capys juliae
Appearance
Capys juliae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Capys |
Species: | C. juliae
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Binomial name | |
Capys juliae Henning & Henning, 1988[1]
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Capys juliae, the Julia's protea copper, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in north-western Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland at altitudes between 2,100 and 2,400 meters.
The larvae feed on Protea gaguedi.
References
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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.