Curetis
Curetis | |
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Bright Sunbeam Curetis bulis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Curetinae |
Genus: | Curetis Hübner, [ 1819 ] |
Species | |
Several, see text | |
Synonyms | |
Curetus (lapsus) |
Curetis, the sunbeams is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae) from the south-east of Asia. They are presently the only genus in the subfamily Curetinae.
Selected species
- Curetis acuta - Angled Sunbeam
- Curetis acuta formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Curetis brunnea Wileman, 1909
- Curetis bulis - Bright Sunbeam
- Curetis dentata - Toothed Sunbeam
- Curetis regula
- Curetis santana
- Curetis saronis - Burmese Sunbeam
- Curetis siva - Shiva's Sunbeam
- Curetis tagalica
- Curetis thetis - Indian Sunbeam
External links
- Funet Taxonomy
- Images representing Curetis at Bold
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