| Curetis brunnea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Curetis |
| Species: | C. brunnea |
| Binomial name | |
| Curetis brunnea Wileman, 1909 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Curetis brunnea is a species of butterfly in the lycaenid subfamily Curetinae. [1] It was described by Alfred Ernest Wileman in 1909 as Curetis acuta var. brunnea. [2]
The type locality of Curetis brunnea is on Taiwan. [1] The species is also distributed from the eastern coast of China to the Himalayas. [2]
The species was described by Wileman as being almost entirely brown, with a faint red area that may be visible on the hindwings, and having an expanse of 46 to 48 mm. [2]
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