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Curetis Bright Sunbeam
Curetis bulisScientific 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
Categories:- Lycaenidae
- Lycaenidae stubs
- Curetis acuta - Angled Sunbeam
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