Cupidesthes salvatoris

Cupidesthes salvatoris, the Salvatore's ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone.[2]

Cupidesthes salvatoris
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C. salvatoris
Binomial name
Cupidesthes salvatoris
Belcastro & Larsen, 2005[1]

Etymology

The species is named for Salvatore Belcastro, one of Claudio Belcastro's two sons.

References

  1. Cupidesthes at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-12.


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