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Curetis
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Curetis, the sunbeams, is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae) from Southeast Asia. They are presently the only genus in the subfamily Curetinae.
Species
Angled Sunbeam
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyLycaenidae
Curetis est un genre de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Lycaenidae. Il est l'unique genre de la sous-famille monotypique des Curetinae. Ses espèces se rencontrent en Asie du Sud et du Sud-Est et en Océanie, sur une aire s'étendant du Sri Lanka aux îles Salomon. Les chenilles possèdent un organe défensif unique en son genre, constitué de deux tubercules abdominaux dont émergent, en cas de danger, des flagelles munis de rosettes de soies.
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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
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