Cupidesthes paralithas, the precise ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop) and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cupidesthes |
| Species: | C. paralithas
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| Binomial name | |
| Cupidesthes paralithas Bethune-Baker, 1926[1]
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References
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- ^ Cupidesthes Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-12.