Curetis insularis is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Java, Peninsular Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra, Thailand).[2] Curetis insularis was described by Horsfield in 1829.
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| Plate accompanying the original description. Figure 14 depicts Anops insularis a synonym for Curetis insularis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Curetis |
| Species: | C. insularis
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| Curetis insularis | |
References
edit- ^ Horsfield, [1829] Descriptive Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects contained in the Museum of the Horourable East-India Company, illustrated by coloured figures of new species
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Curetis insularis.
- "Curetis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
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