Cupidesthes Cuprifascia
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''Cupidesthes'' is a genus of
butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...
. The species of this genus are found in the
Afrotropical realm The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
. The genus ''Cupidesthes'' was erected by
Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius (15 January 1843 – 20 July 1928) was a Swedish entomologist. Life Christopher Aurivillius was born at Forsa, Sweden. He was the director of the Natural History Museum in Stockholm and he specialised in Col ...
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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