Capys Hewitson, 1865is a synonym of Genus Capyella Breddin, 1907This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 1005
38169 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 348
13640 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Deudorigini
Doherty, 1886
| 25
1392 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Capys
Hewitson, 1865
Protea Butteflies | 33 | Species |
Subnodes of Capys Hewitson, 1865 | Species | Capys alphaeus Cramer, 1777
Orange-banded Protea, Protea Scarlet | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Capys alphaus
| | | | Species | Capys alpheus Cramer, 1777
Orange-banded Protea Butterfly, Protea Scarlet | | | | Species | Capys bamendanus Schultze, 1909
Cameroon Protea Playboy | | | | Species | Capys bamptoni G.A. Henning & S.F. Henning, 1988
| | | | Species | Capys brunneus Aurivillius, 1916
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Capys calpurnia G.A. Henning & S.F. Henning, 1988
| | | | Species | Capys catharus Riley, 1932
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Capys collinsi G.A. Henning & S.F. Henning, 1988
Collins´ Protea Butterfly | | | | Species | Capys connexiva Butler, 1896
| | | | Species | Capys connexivus Butler, 1897
African Protea Butterfly | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Capys cupreus G.A. Henning & S.F. Henning, 1988
Cupreous Protea Butterfly | | | | Species | Capys disjunctus Trimen, 1895
Russet Protea | | | | Species | Capys gracilis Distant, 1911
| | | | Species | Capys hermes G.A. Henning & S.F. Henning, 1988
Hermes Protea Butterfly | | | | Species | Capys juliae G.A. Henning & S.F. Henning, 1988
Julia´s Protea Butterfly, Julia´s Protea Copper | | | | Species | Capys malacaipa Stal, 1855
| | | | Species | Capys malacaipus Stål, 1855
| | | | Species | Capys meruensis G.A. Henning & S.F. Henning, 1988
Meru Protea Butterfly | | | | Species | Capys muticus Say, 1832
| | | | Species | Capys penningtoni Riley, 1932
Drakensberg Protea, Pennington's Protea, Underberg Protea | | | | Species | Capys stuarti Collins & Larsen, 2000
Kaduna Protea Playboy | | | | Species | Capys usambarae Congdon & Collins, 1998
| | | | Species | Capys vorgasi Larsen & Collins, 2003
Volta Protea Playboy | | |
Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Capys
Distribution of Capys Hewitson, 1865 #ABCDEGIKLMNRSTUZAlgeria
| Angola
| Benin
| Botswana
| Burkina Faso
| Burundi
| Cameroon
1 Species | Cape Verde
| Central African Republic
| Chad
| Comoros
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Species | Djibouti
| Equatorial Guinea
| Eritrea
| Ethiopia
| Gabon
| Gambia
| Ghana
| Guinea
| Guinea-Bissau
| Ivory Coast
| Kenya
| Lesotho
| Liberia
| Libya
| Madagascar
| Malawi
| Mali
| Mauritania
| Mauritius
| Morocco
| Mozambique
| Namibia
| Niger
| Nigeria
| Republic of the Congo
| Republic South Africa
| Rwanda
| São Tomé and Príncipe
| Senegal
| Seychelles
| Sierra Leone
| Somalia
| Somaliland
| South Sudan
| Sudan
| Tanzania
| Togo
| Tunisia
| Uganda
| Zambia
| Zimbabwe
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Links, sources and further information Capys at gbif.org
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