''Curetis'', the sunbeams, is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae) from
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
. They are presently the only genus in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Curetinae.
Selected species
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Curetis acuta'' - angled sunbeam
** ''Curetis acuta formosana''
Fruhstorfer, 1908
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Curetis brunnea''
Wileman, 1909
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Curetis barsine''
Felder, 1860
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Curetis bulis'' - bright sunbeam
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Curetis dentata'' - toothed sunbeam
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Curetis discalis''
Moore, 1879
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Curetis felderi''
Distant, 1884
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Curetis freda''
Eliot, 1959
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Curetis honesta''
Fruhstorfer, 1908
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Curetis insularis''
(Horsfield, 1829)
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Curetis latipicta''
Fruhstorfer, 1908
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Curetis minima''
Distant & Pryer, 1887
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Curetis naga''
Evans, 1954
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Curetis nesophila''
C. & R. Felder, 1862
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Curetis nisias''
Fruhstorfer, 1908
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Curetis regula''
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Curetis santana''
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Curetis saronis'' - Burmese sunbeam
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Curetis semilimbata''
Fruhstorfer, 1908
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Curetis siva'' - Shiva's sunbeam
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Curetis sperthis
''Curetis sperthis'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It is found in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consistin ...
''
(C. & R. Felder, 1865)
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Curetis tagalica''
(C. & R. Felder, 1862)
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Curetis thetis'' - Indian sunbeam
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Curetis tonkina''
Evans, 1954
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Curetis venata''
Fruhstorfer, 1908
External links
''Curetis''at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
Images representing ''Curetis'' at
BOLD
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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