Curetis santana

Curetis santana
	Curetis santana malayica
Scientific classification
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 santana Moore, [1858]; Curetis argentata Toxopeus, 1935; Curetis malajica ge Fruhstorfer, 1900; Anops malayica C. Felder & R. Felder, [1865]; Curetis sanatana malayica f. honesta Fruhstorfer, 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]

Subspecies

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

References

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

External links

Savela, Markku, ed. (December 25, 2018). "Curetis santana (Moore, [1858])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

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[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.