Cupidesthes arescopa

Species of butterfly

Cupidesthes arescopa

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cupidesthes
Species:	C. arescopa
Binomial name
*Cupidesthes arescopa* Bethune-Baker, 1910^[1]
Synonyms
Cupidesthes hilarion Hulstaert, 1924 Anthene (Cupidesthes) arescopa orientalis Stempffer, 1962

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)

References

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^ 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.