Cupidesthes thyrsis

Cupidesthes thyrsis

Lycaenesthes albida, from original description.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Lycaenesthini
Genus: Cupidesthes
Species: Cupidesthes thyrsis

Name

Cupidesthes thyrsis (Kirby, 1878).

Type locality: Guinée Équatoriale, Fernando Po.

Neotype: BMNH. female ♀.

Synonymy

• Lycaenesthes thyrsis Kirby, 1878: 224, pl. 92, figs 42-44 text plate.
• Lycaenesthes thyrsis unicolor (♀ ab.) Aurivillius, [1924]: 439.
• Lycaenesthes albida Aurivillius, 1923: 1232. Congo, Kimuenza. (synonymized by Libert, 2010: 230).
• Cupidesthes thyrsis (Kirby); Stempffer, 1967: 188; Libert, 2010: 210.

References

• Ackery, P.R., Smith, C.R. & Vane-Wright, R.I. (Editors), 1995. Carcasson's African Butterflies: An annotated Catalogue of the Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea of the Afrotropical Region. British Museum (Natural History), London, U.K.: i–xi, 1–803. Open Library. Reference page. 
• Aurivillius, C. 1908–1925. In: Seitz, A., 1908–25. Die Großschmetterlinge des Afrikanischen Faunengebietes. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 13: 1-613, pls. 1-80. Reference page. 
• Aurivillius, P., 1923. Lepidoptera. III. Teil. in: Schubotz, A. Ergebnisse der Zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1910-1911. Leipzig 1(17): 1195–1241, pl.51. BHL text, plate. Reference page. 
• Kirby, W. F. in Hewitson, W. C., 1863-1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp. Text Plates. Reference page. 
• Libert, M. 2010. Révision des Anthene africains (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ABRI Lambillionea 1–420. Reference page.