Cupidesthes arescopa

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.

Green ciliate blue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cupidesthes
Species:	C. arescopa
Binomial name
Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910[1]
Synonyms
Cupidesthes hilarion Hulstaert, 1924 Anthene (Cupidesthes) arescopa orientalis Stempffer, 1962

The larvae feed on the leaves of Thea sinensis.

Subspecies

• Cupidesthes arescopa arescopa (southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, possibly western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Cupidesthes arescopa orientalis (Stempffer, 1962) (Uganda, north-western Tanzania, north-western Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Sankuru and Lualaba)