Biology:Cupidesthes mimetica

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Short description: Species of butterfly

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

Cupidesthes mimetica, the black-spotted ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, western Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5194522 entry