''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 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 butterfl ...
(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
''Curetis brunnea'' is a species of butterfly in the lycaenid subfamily Curetinae. It was described by Alfred Ernest Wileman in 1909 as ''Curetis acuta'' var. ''brunnea''.
Distribution
The type locality of ''Curetis brunnea'' is on Taiwan. Th ...
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Wileman, 1909
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Curetis barsine
''Curetis barsine'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It is found in the Australasian realm. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9
Subspecies
*''C. b. barsine'' (Ambon, Serg ...
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Felder, 1860
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Curetis bulis'' - bright sunbeam
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Curetis dentata'' - toothed sunbeam
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Curetis discalis
''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 formos ...
''
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
''Curetis insularis'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It is found in the Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and i ...
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(Horsfield, 1829)
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Curetis latipicta
''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 formos ...
''
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
''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 formos ...
''
C. & R. Felder, 1862
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Curetis nisias
''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 formos ...
''
Fruhstorfer, 1908
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Curetis regula
''Curetis regula'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Evans in 1954. It is found in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south ...
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Curetis santana
''Curetis santana'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1857. It is found in Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Indochina, Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Sumatra, Bangka and Borneo).
Subspecies ...
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Curetis saronis
''Curetis saronis'', the Burmese sunbeam or Saronis sunbeam,Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter/ref> Retrieved April 20, 2018. is a species of butterfly belong to the lycaenid family. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Distribution
Eastern ...
'' - Burmese sunbeam
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Curetis semilimbata
''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 formos ...
''
Fruhstorfer, 1908
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Curetis siva
''Curetis siva'', the Shiva sunbeam, is a species of Lycaenidae, lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
It can be distinguished by the underside hindwing stria in space 6 almost in line with stria in space 5. Female with white areas.
Ref ...
'' - 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 ...
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(C. & R. Felder, 1865)
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Curetis tagalica
''Curetis tagalica'', the southern sunbeam, 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 re ...
''
(C. & R. Felder, 1862)
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Curetis thetis
''Curetis thetis'', the Indian sunbeam, Retrieved 20 April 2018.Markku Savela's website on Lepidopterat Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera is a species of lycaenid or red butterfly found in Indomalayan realm.
Distribution
The butterfly oc ...
'' - Indian sunbeam
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Curetis tonkina
''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 formos ...
''
Evans, 1954
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Curetis venata''
Fruhstorfer, 1908
External links
''Curetis''at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
Images representing ''Curetis'' at
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Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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