Kingdom Animalia Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Cupidopsis cissus Rank Subspecies | Class Insecta Genus Cupidopsis Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Cupidopsis iobates, Euchrysops malathana, Eicochrysops hippocrates, Coeliades pisistratus, Leptosia alcesta | ||
Cupidopsis cissus, the common meadow blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in most of Africa, south of the Sahara.
The wingspan is 22–34 mm for males and 23–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April and May and sometimes in June and July in subtropical areas.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Eriosema and Vigna species.
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