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).[3]
| Curetis santana | |
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| Curetis santana malayica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Curetis |
| Species: | C. santana
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| Curetis santana | |
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Subspecies
edit- Curetis santana santana (Java)
- Curetis santana ge Fruhstorfer, 1900 (Nias)
- Curetis santana malayica (C. Felder & R. Felder, [1865]) – Malayan sunbeam[4] (northern Myanmar, Indochina to Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo)
References
edit- ^ Moore, F. & Horsfield, T. Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Honourable East India Company 1 i-v, 1-14, 17-278, i-iv, 1-11; pls 1-12, 1a-6a. London
- ^ Khew, Sin Khoon (1997), "Butterfly Biodiversity in Singapore with Particular Reference to the Central Catchment Nature Reserve" (PDF), Proceedings of the Nature Reserves Survey Seminar, vol. 49, p. 285, retrieved January 15, 2018
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
- ^ "Curetis santana malayica Malayan Sunbeam" Butterfly Circle. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Curetis santana.
- Savela, Markku, ed. (December 25, 2018). "Curetis santana (Moore, [1858])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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