Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Cacyreus tespis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cacyreus Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Eicochrysops messapus, Cacyreus lingeus, Leucochitonea levubu, Colotis vesta, Crudaria leroma | ||
Cacyreus tespis, the water bronze or water blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from South Africa to Ethiopia.
The wingspan is 15–25 mm for males and 17–25 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round in warmer areas, but usually from August to May. At higher altitudes adults are on wing in December and January.
The larvae feed on the buds and green seeds of Geranium and Pelargonium species.
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