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Capys alpheus (Orange-banded protea, Protea scarlet)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > Superfamily: Papilionoidea > Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Theclinae > Tribe: Deudorigini > Genus: Capys

Capys alpheus (Orange-banded protea, Protea scarlet) Capys alpheus (Orange-banded protea, Protea scarlet)

Capys alpheus (Orange-banded protea, Protea scarlet), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [photo McMaster C. ©]

Capys alpheus (Orange-banded protea, Protea scarlet), Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Mecenero S. ©]