Cupidesthes

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Cupidesthes
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Figure 1 Cupidesthes lithas
Figure 2 Cupidesthes arescopa
Figure 3 Cupidesthes robusta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Lycaenesthini
Genus: Cupidesthes
Aurivillius, 1895 [1]

Cupidesthes is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm. The genus Cupidesthes was erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1895.

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References

  1. ↑ Cupidesthes at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

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