Kingdom Animalia Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Cupidopsis iobates Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Cupidopsis Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Cupidopsis cissus, Euchrysops malathana, Eicochrysops hippocrates, Zizina antanossa, Deudorix dinochares | ||
Cupidopsis iobates, the tailed meadow blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in most of Africa, south of the Sahara.
The wingspan is 23–30 mm for males and 26–33 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 low-growing grassland Fabaceae species, including Rhynchosia puberula.
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