Curetis insularis | |
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Plate accompanying the original description. Figure 14 depicts Anops insularis a synonym for Curetis insularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Curetis |
Species: | C. insularis |
Binomial name | |
Curetis insularis | |
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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