Cupidesthes arescopa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Cupidesthes |
Species: | C. arescopa
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Binomial name | |
Cupidesthes arescopa
Bethune-Baker, 1910
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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.