Franz Josef Kupido

Franz Josef Kupido sometimes Cupido (6 August 1786, Brno- 17 December 1869) was a entomologist principally interested in Lepidoptera. He was born in Bohemia and did most of his work while a resident of the Austrian Empire.

Franz Josef Kupido was a Beamter. His collection is in the Moravian Museum, Brno. In 1825 Kupido described the autumn emperor moth, Perisomena caecigena.

References

• Anonym 1852: [Kupido, F. J.] Lotos, Prag 2:243
• Anonym 1863: [Kupido, F. J.] Brünner Zeitung 1863 Nr. 292