Helicopis cupido
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Helicopis
Species:
H. cupido
Binomial name
Helicopis cupido
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Helicopis cupido, also known by its common name spangled cupid, is a species of butterfly from the genus Helicopis.[1]

Description

Helicopis cupido is a creamy-white butterfly resembling Helicopis acis. Its wing has narrow black borders and the base of the fore-wings is yellowish.[2] Under favourable conditions, its pearly white colour might have a metallic shine.[3] The head of the larva is red, but otherwise, it is very similar to that of H. acis.

References

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  1. ↑ Carl Linnaeus; Lars Salvius (1759), Systema Naturae: Per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. (in Latin), vol. 2, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.542, Wikidata Q21608458
  2. ↑ Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell), 1844-1912 (1897), A hand-book to the order Lepidoptera, London: E. Lloyd, limited, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.9260, OCLC 6371576, Wikidata Q51486614{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ C. W. Mason (1 March 1926). "Structural Colors in Insects. I". The journal of physical chemistry. 30 (3): 383–395. doi:10.1021/J150261A009. ISSN 0092-7325. Wikidata Q119787700.


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