Capys penningtoni, the Pennington's protea, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is restricted to the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg foothills.
The wingspan is 32âÂÂ40 mm for males and 34âÂÂ47 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid-September to early November. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the flower buds of Protea afra and Protea simplex.