''Curetis insularis'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the

lycaenid Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly ...

family. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Java, Peninsular Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra, Thailand). Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175 ''Curetis insularis'' was described by Horsfield in 1829.

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"''Curetis'' Hübner, [1819]"
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