Helicopis cupido

Helicopis cupido
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Helicopis
Species:	H. cupido
Binomial name
	Helicopis cupido; (Linnaeus, 1758)

Last updated August 18, 2025

Helicopis cupido, the gold-drop helicopis or spangled cupid, is a species of butterfly from the genus Helicopis ,^[1] it is found in America.

Description

Helicopis cupido is a creamy-white butterfly resembling Helicopis acis . Its wing has narrow black borders and the base of the fore-wings is yellowish.^[2] Under favourable conditions, its pearly white colour might have a metallic shine.^[3] The head of the larva is red, but otherwise, it is very similar to that of H. acis.

References

↑ Carl Linnaeus; Lars Salvius (1759), Systema Naturae: Per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. (in Latin), vol. 2, Wikidata Q21608458
↑ Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell), 1844-1912 (1897), A hand-book to the order Lepidoptera, London: E. Lloyd, limited, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.9260, OCLC 6371576, Wikidata Q51486614 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ C. W. Mason (1 March 1926). "Structural Colors in Insects. I". The journal of physical chemistry. 30 (3): 383–395. doi:10.1021/J150261A009. ISSN 0092-7325. Wikidata Q119787700.

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[1] Carl Linnaeus; Lars Salvius (1759), Systema Naturae: Per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. (in Latin), vol. 2, Wikidata Q21608458

[2] Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell), 1844-1912 (1897), A hand-book to the order Lepidoptera, London: E. Lloyd, limited, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.9260, OCLC 6371576, Wikidata Q51486614 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] C. W. Mason (1 March 1926). "Structural Colors in Insects. I". The journal of physical chemistry. 30 (3): 383–395. doi:10.1021/J150261A009. ISSN 0092-7325. Wikidata Q119787700.

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