Curetis

Curetis
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Bright sunbeam (Curetis bulis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Curetinae Distant, 1884
Genus:	Curetis Hübner, [1819]
Species
Several, see text
Synonyms
Curetus (lapsus) Phaedra Horsfield, 1829 Anops Boisduval, 1836

Curetis, the sunbeams, is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae) from Southeast 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 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

External links

• Curetis at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
• Images representing Curetis at BOLD