Curetis
Curetis, the sunbeams, is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae) from Southeast Asia. They are presently the only genus in the subfamily Curetinae.
| Curetis | |
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| Bright sunbeam (Curetis bulis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Curetinae Distant, 1884 |
| Genus: | Curetis Hübner, [1819] |
| Species | |
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Several, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Curetus (lapsus) | |
Selected species
- Curetis acuta - angled sunbeam
- Curetis acuta formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Curetis brunnea Wileman, 1909
- Curetis barsine Felder, 1860
- Curetis bulis - bright sunbeam
- Curetis dentata - toothed sunbeam
- Curetis discalis Moore, 1879
- Curetis felderi Distant, 1884
- Curetis freda Eliot, 1959
- Curetis honesta Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Curetis insularis (Horsfield, 1829)
- Curetis latipicta Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Curetis minima Distant & Pryer, 1887
- Curetis naga Evans, 1954
- Curetis nesophila C. & R. Felder, 1862
- Curetis nisias Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Curetis regula
- Curetis santana
- Curetis saronis - Burmese sunbeam
- Curetis semilimbata Fruhstorfer, 1908
- Curetis siva - Shiva's sunbeam
- Curetis sperthis (C. & R. Felder, 1865)
- Curetis tagalica (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
- Curetis thetis - Indian sunbeam
- Curetis tonkina Evans, 1954
- Curetis venata Fruhstorfer, 1908
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External links
- Curetis at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- Images representing Curetis at BOLD
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