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Cacyreus darius
males and female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cacyreus
Species:	C. darius
Binomial name
Cacyreus darius (Mabille, 1877)
Synonyms
Lycaena darius Mabille, 1877

Cacyreus darius is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion and the Comoros. The habitat consists of forests, forest margins and anthropogenic environments.

Known food plants of this species are Coleus species and Hyptis pectina (Lamiaceae)

References

1. Cacyreus at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
3. Martiré & Rochat, 2009. Les Papillons de la Réunion & leurs chenilles, page 182.

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