Cacyreus darius
| Cacyreus darius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cacyreus |
| Species: | C. darius |
| Binomial name | |
| Cacyreus darius (Mabille, 1877)[1] | |
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Cacyreus darius is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found on Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion and the Comoros.[2] The habitat consists of forests, forest margins and anthropogenic environments.
Known food plants of this species are Coleus species and Hyptis pectina (Lamiaceae)[3]
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- ↑ Cacyreus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)
- ↑ Martiré & Rochat, 2009. Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles, page 182.
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