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Cupidopsis iobates (Tailed Meadow Blue)

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The Tailed Meadow Blue (Cupidopsis iobates) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in most of Africa, south of the Sahara. The wingspan is 23–30 mm for males and 26–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April and May and sometimes in June and July in subtropical areas. The larvae feed on the flowers of low-growing grassland Fabaceae species, including Rhynchosia puberula.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0