Cacyreus virilis

Cacyreus virilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cacyreus
Species: C. virilis
Binomial name
Cacyreus virilis
Stempffer, 1936[1]
Synonyms
  • Cupido lingeus ab. virilis Aurivillius, 1925

Cacyreus virilis, the eastern bush blue, mocker bronze or mocker blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from South Africa to Zimbabwe, through central and eastern Africa to south-western Arabia.

The wingspan is 24–26 mm for males and 24–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from November to February.[2]

The larvae feed on the flowers of various Lamiaceae species, including Coleus, Salvia, Calamintha and Lavandula species.

References

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  1. ↑ Cacyreus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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