''Curetis sperthis'' 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

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(Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi, Singapore, Pulau Tioman, Sumatra, Java and Borneo). Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175

Subspecies

*''Curetis sperthis sperthis'' (southern Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi, Singapore, Pulau Tioman, Sumatra, Java, Borneo) *''Curetis sperthis kiritana'' Doherty, 1891 (Sumba, Sumbawa) *''Curetis sperthis niasica'' Fruhstorfer, 1900 (Nias) *''Curetis sperthis semilimbata'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Java) *''Curetis sperthis baweana'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Bawean) *''Curetis sperthis metayei'' Inoue & Kawazoe, 1965 (southern Vietnam) *''Curetis sperthis kawazoei'' Okubo, 1983 (Tioman)

References

External links

"''Curetis'' Hübner, [1819]"
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