Cupitha

Wax dart
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Erionotini
Genus: Cupitha
Moore, 1884
Species:
C. purreea
Binomial name
Cupitha purreea
(Moore, 1877)
Synonyms
List
  • Pamphila purreea Moore, 1877
  • Cypitha purreea
  • Cupitha tympanifera Moore, 1884
  • Pamphila verruca Mabille, 1889
  • Pamphila lycorias Mabille, 1893
  • Cupitha purreea alara Fruhstorfer, 1911

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.

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