Curetis siva,[1] the Shiva sunbeam,[2] is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Curetis |
| Species: | C. siva
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| Binomial name | |
| Curetis siva Evans, 1954.
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It can be distinguished by the underside hindwing stria in space 6 almost in line with stria in space 5. Female with white areas.[3]
References
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- ^ Evans, W. H. (1954). "A Revision of the Genus Curetis. (LEPIDOPTERA: LYCAENIDAE)". Entomologist. 87 (9): 190–194.
- ^ a b R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 88. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
- ^ a b Eliot, J. N. (1990). "Notes on the genus Curetis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)". Lepidoptera Science. 41 (4): 01–225. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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