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Cupidesthes thyrsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cupidesthes
Species:
C. thyrsis
Binomial name
Cupidesthes thyrsis
( Kirby, 1878) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes thyrsis Kirby, 1878
  • Lycaenesthes thyrsis ab. unicolor Aurivillius, 1923

Cupidesthes thyrsis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Equatorial Guinea ( Bioko), Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ubangi, Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru and Lualaba). [2]

References

  1. ^ Cupidesthes at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-11.