| Shiva's sunbeam | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Curetis |
| Species: | C. siva |
| Binomial name | |
| Curetis siva Evans, 1954. | |
Curetis siva, [1] the Shiva sunbeam, [2] is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. [2] [3]
It can be distinguished by the underside hindwing stria in space 6 almost in line with stria in space 5. Female with white areas. [3]
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