Capys catharus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Burundi.[2] The habitat consists of montane grassland.
The larvae feed on Protea species, including P. madiensis. They burrow into the young unopened buds of their host plant.
^"Capys Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^"Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
They burrow into the young unopened buds of their host plant. Capyscatharuscatharus (Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, northern and eastern Zambia, Democratic...
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