Crudaria capensis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Crudaria
- Species
- Crudaria capensis
- Scientific Name
- Crudaria capensis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Crudaria capensis
Crudaria capensis, the Cape grey, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, in the provinces of Western, Eastern, and Northern Cape.
The wingspan is 20–32 mm for males and 25–34 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to December. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on Zygophyllum retrofractum.
...Crudaria capensis in languages:
- English
- Cape grey
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