Cupidesthes mimetica

Cupidesthes mimetica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cupidesthes
Species: C. mimetica
Binomial name
Cupidesthes mimetica
(Druce, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes mimetica Druce, 1910
  • Cupidesthes mimetica Bethune-Baker, 1910

Cupidesthes mimetica, the black-spotted ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, western Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.[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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