Cupidesthes voltae (Sharpe, 1890)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cupidesthes voltae (Sharpe, 1890)
- Name authority
- (Sharpe, 1890)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Cupidesthes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyPapilionoidea
- familyLycaenidae Leach, 1815
- genusCupidesthes Aurivillius, 1895
- speciesCupidesthes voltae (Sharpe, 1890)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cupidesthes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cupidesthes caerulea Jackson, 1966 | LycaenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cupidesthes leonina (Bethune-Baker, 1903) | LycaenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cupidesthes lithas (Druce, 1890) | LycaenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cupidesthes mimetica Bethune-Baker, 1910 | LycaenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cupidesthes paludicola (Holland, 1891) | LycaenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cupidesthes paralithas Bethune-Baker, 1926 | LycaenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cupidesthes robusta Aurivillius, 1895 | LycaenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cupidesthes thyrsis (Kirby, 1878) | LycaenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lycaenesthes voltae Sharpe, 1890 Sharpe, 1890 | synonym |
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:32FN9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.