''Cupidesthes'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the

Afrotropical realm The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...

. The genus ''Cupidesthes'' was erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1895.

Species

*'' Cupidesthes albida'' (Aurivillius, 1923) *'' Cupidesthes arescopa'' Bethune-Baker, 1910 *'' Cupidesthes caerulea'' Jackson, 1966 *'' Cupidesthes cuprifascia'' Joicey & Talbot, 1921 *'' Cupidesthes eliasi'' Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 *'' Cupidesthes jacksoni'' Stempffer, 1969 *'' Cupidesthes leonina'' (Bethune-Baker, 1903) *'' Cupidesthes lithas'' (Druce, 1890) *'' Cupidesthes mimetica'' (Druce, 1910) *'' Cupidesthes minor'' Joicey & Talbot, 1921 *'' Cupidesthes paludicola'' (Holland, 1891) *'' Cupidesthes paralithas'' Bethune-Baker, 1926 *'' Cupidesthes pungusei'' Collins & Larsen, 2005 *'' Cupidesthes robusta'' Aurivillius, 1895 *'' Cupidesthes salvatoris'' Belcastro & Larsen, 2005 *'' Cupidesthes thyrsis'' (Kirby, 1878) *'' Cupidesthes vidua'' Talbot, 1929 *'' Cupidesthes ysobelae'' Jackson, 1966

References

External links

Royal Museum of Central Africa
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