Cupidesthes lithas

Cupidesthes lithas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cupidesthes
Species: C. lithas
Binomial name
Cupidesthes lithas
(Druce, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes lithas Druce, 1890
  • Lycaenesthes voltae Sharpe, 1890
  • Lycaenesthes voltae var. gabunica Aurivillius, 1899

Cupidesthes lithas, the Volta ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri, Equateur, Kinshasa, Kasai and Lualaba) and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

  1. ↑ Cupidesthes at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini


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