Capys (butterfly)

Capys
Figures E and F, Papilio alphaeus, the type species of this genus, from Cramer and Stoll's De Uitlandsche Kapellen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Deudorigini
Genus: Capys
Hewitson, [1865]
Type species
Papilio alphaeus Cramer, 1777
Synonyms
  • Scoptes Hübner, 1819

Capys is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.