Curetis
Bright Sunbeam Curetis bulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera (unranked) Rhopalocera Superfamily: Papilionoidea Family: Lycaenidae Subfamily: Curetinae Genus: Curetis Hübner, [ 1819 ]
Species
Several, see text
Synonyms
Curetus (lapsus)

Curetis, the sunbeams is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae) from the south-east of 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 bulis - Bright Sunbeam
• Curetis dentata - Toothed Sunbeam
• Curetis regula
• Curetis santana
• Curetis saronis - Burmese Sunbeam
• Curetis siva - Shiva's Sunbeam
• Curetis tagalica
• Curetis thetis - Indian Sunbeam

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