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Cupitha purreea

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Also known as Wax Dart

Cupitha is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Cupitha purreea, commonly known as the wax dart.

Species

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyHesperiidae

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cupitha
Image
Close wing posture of Cupitha purreea (Moore, 1877) – Wax Dart (Male) WLB DSC 5860.jpg
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wingspan
30
taxon name
Cupitha purreea
taxon rank
species
Commons category
Cupitha purreea
taxon common name
蜡痣弄蝶
short name
C. purreea
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Description
  • Biology
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Cupitha is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Cupitha purreea, commonly known as the wax dart.

==Distribution== Cupitha purreea is found from southern India and Sikkim to Burma, southern Yunnan, the Andamans, Thailand, Laos, Langkawi, Malaysia, Tioman, Borneo, Sumatra, Nias, Java, the Philippines and Sulawesi.

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