Cupidesthes

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.

Cupidesthes
Figure 1 Cupidesthes lithas Figure 2 Cupidesthes arescopa Figure 3 Cupidesthes robusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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