Cupido (butterfly)

Cupido is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The subgenus Everes (Hübner, [1819]) is included here.[1]

Cupido comyntas museum specimens

Cupido
Eastern tailed-blue (C. comyntas)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Cupido
Schrank, 1801
Synonyms

Binghamia Tutt, 1908
Tiora Evans, 1912
Ununcula van Eecke, 1915
Zizera Moore, 1881
Everes Hübner, 1819

Species

[2]

References

  1. http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/old_site/uasm//Opler&Warren.pdf Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Paul A. Opler and Andrew D. Warren. Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
  2. Cupido at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera


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