Curetis insularis

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Curetis insularis
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Plate accompanying the original description. Figure 14 depicts Anops insularis a synonym for Curetis insularis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Curetis
Species:
C. insularis
Binomial name
Curetis insularis
(Horsfield, 1829) [1]

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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References

  1. 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
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175