Biology:Cupido carswelli

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Cupido carswelli
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C.  carswelli
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Cupido carswelli
Stempffer, 1927 [1]

Cupido carswelli is a small butterfly found in the West Palearctic that belongs to the blues family. It is endemic to Spain .Cupido carswelli was described by Henri Stempffer as a form of Cupido minimus.The taxonomic status of the taxon carswelli is still unclear: depending on the sources, it is considered either a species in its own right [2] or a subspecies of Cupido minimus , as at the time of its description. A recent morphometric analysis suggests that both taxa are conspecific, while a molecular barcoding study supports the opposite viewpoint, making carswelli appear to be closer to Cupido lorquinii (another species present in the Iberian Peninsula) than Cupido minimus sensu stricto. More in-depth molecular analyzes are considered necessary to resolve the relationship between these three closely related taxa.

See also

  • List of butterflies of Europe

References

  1. Stempffer, 1927 Description d'une forme nouvelle de Cupido minimus Fuess. [Lep. Lycanidae] Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. : 244
  2. Cupido carswelli (Stempffer, 1927): Morphology of its chrysalis and genitalia compared with those of Cupido minimus (Fuessly, 1775) and Cupido lorquinii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Atalanta 37 (1/2): 150-160, 280-281. [1].

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2875269 entry