Curetis santana

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Curetis santana
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Curetis santana malayica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Curetis
Species:
C. santana
Binomial name
Curetis santana
(Moore, 1857) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Anops santanaMoore, [1858]
  • Curetis argentataToxopeus, 1935
  • Curetis malajica geFruhstorfer, 1900
  • Anops malayicaC. Felder & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Curetis sanatana malayica f. honestaFruhstorfer, 1908

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]

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References

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
  4. "Curetis santana malayica Malayan Sunbeam" Butterfly Circle. Retrieved January 15, 2017.