Tailed Blues

Cupido

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Cupido: /kʊˈpiːdoʊ/

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Images

Cupido comyntas 161148783 by Eric Baratta. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Cupido comyntas by USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory. Used under a Public domain license.
366 Eastern Tailed-blue - Cupido comyntas, Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area, Aden, Virginia by Judy Gallagher. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Cupido comyntas (5037035565) by Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Cupido comyntas (5037654262) by Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
366 Eastern Tailed-blue - Cupido comyntas, Meadowood SRMA, Mason Neck, Virginia by Judy Gallagher. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Summary

Cupido is a genus of butterflies commonly known as Tailed Blues, which includes species found in North America and the Old World. Everes is treated as a subgenus of Cupido by some entomologists. This genus includes two species in North America, with several others in Europe and Asia.

Distribution

Most of the United States and southern Canada, with the Western Tailed Blue (C. amyntula) extending to Yukon and Alaska.

Similar Taxa

  • Everes

Tags

  • butterflies
  • Lepidoptera
  • Cupido
  • Tailed Blues