Curetis santana

Curetis santana
Curetis santana malayica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Curetis
Species: C. santana
Binomial name
Curetis santana
(Moore, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Anops santana Moore, [1858]
  • Curetis argentata Toxopeus, 1935
  • Curetis malajica ge Fruhstorfer, 1900
  • Anops malayica C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Curetis sanatana malayica f. honesta Fruhstorfer, 1908, common name Malayan sunbeam[2]

Curetis santana is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was described by Moore in 1857. It is found in Southeast Asia (Burma, Indochina, Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Sumatra, Bangka and Borneo).[3]

Subspecies

  • Curetis santana santana (Java)
  • Curetis santana ge Fruhstorfer, 1900 (Nias)
  • Curetis santana malayica (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) – Malayan sunbeam[4] (northern Burma, Indo China to Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Bangka, Borneo)

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, 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.
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