Helicopis cupido, also known by its common name spangled cupid, is a species of butterfly from the genus Helicopis.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Helicopis |
| Species: | H. cupido
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| Helicopis cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Description edit
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 edit
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- ^ 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, Wikidata Q21608458
- ^ 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) - ^ 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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