Helicopis cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Riodinidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Helicopis cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)
Helicopis cupido is a creamy-white butterfly resembling Helicopis acis, with distinct black wing borders and yellow forewing bases.
Helicopis cupido, first described by Linnaeus in 1758, is a creamy-white butterfly that resembles the related species Helicopis acis. Its wings have narrow black borders, and the base of its forewings is yellowish. Under favourable conditions, the butterfly's pearly white colour can take on a metallic shine. The larva has a red head, and is otherwise very similar in appearance to the larva of H. acis.
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Riodina lycisca Doubleday, 1847
Curvie emesia
Zemeros emesoides C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860
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Rhetus periander (Cramer, 1777)
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