Cupidesthes
Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae
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Cupidesthes is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm. The genus Cupidesthes was erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1895.
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| Figure 1 Cupidesthes lithas Figure 2 Cupidesthes arescopa Figure 3 Cupidesthes robusta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Lycaenesthini |
| Genus: | Cupidesthes Aurivillius, 1895[1] |
Species
- Cupidesthes albida (Aurivillius, 1923)
- Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910
- Cupidesthes caerulea Jackson, 1966
- Cupidesthes cuprifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1921
- Cupidesthes eliasi Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998
- Cupidesthes jacksoni Stempffer, 1969
- Cupidesthes leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1903)
- Cupidesthes lithas (Druce, 1890)
- Cupidesthes mimetica (Druce, 1910)
- Cupidesthes minor Joicey & Talbot, 1921
- Cupidesthes paludicola (Holland, 1891)
- Cupidesthes paralithas Bethune-Baker, 1926
- Cupidesthes pungusei Collins & Larsen, 2005
- Cupidesthes robusta Aurivillius, 1895
- Cupidesthes salvatoris Belcastro & Larsen, 2005
- Cupidesthes thyrsis (Kirby, 1878)
- Cupidesthes vidua Talbot, 1929
- Cupidesthes ysobelae Jackson, 1966
