Cupidesthes arescopa

Cupidesthes arescopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cupidesthes
Species:	C. arescopa
Binomial name
	Cupidesthes arescopa; Bethune-Baker, 1910
Synonyms
	Cupidesthes hilarionHulstaert, 1924; Anthene (Cupidesthes) arescopa orientalisStempffer, 1962;

Last updated February 17, 2021

Cupidesthes arescopa, the green ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Thea sinensis .

Subspecies

Cupidesthes arescopa arescopa (southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, possibly western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Cupidesthes arescopa orientalis(Stempffer, 1962) (Uganda, north-western Tanzania, north-western Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Sankuru and Lualaba)

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References

↑ Cupidesthes at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-11.

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[1] Cupidesthes at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-11.

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