Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cacyreus | |
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Similar Heteropsis narcissus, Zizina antanossa, Parnara naso, Eurema floricola, Junonia goudotii | ||
Cacyreus darius is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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)
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