Cupidesthes mimetica
Cupidesthes mimetica, the black-spotted ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, western Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cupidesthes |
| Species: | C. mimetica |
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| Cupidesthes mimetica (H. H. Druce, 1910)[1] | |
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References
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- Savela, Markku (December 11, 2016). "Cupidesthes mimetica (Druce, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
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