''Curetis insularis'' is a species of butterfly belonging to the
lycaenid family. It is found in the
Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...
(Java, Peninsular Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra, Thailand).
[ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175] ''Curetis insularis'' was described by
Horsfield in 1829.
References
External links
"''Curetis''_Hübner,_[1819]"at_Markku_Savela's_''Lepidoptera_and_Some_Other_Life_Forms''._Retrieved_June_6,_2017.
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at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
Curetis">insularis
Butterflies described in 1829
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