Curetis brunnea

Curetis brunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Curetis
Species:	C. brunnea
Binomial name
	Curetis brunnea; Wileman, 1909
Synonyms[1]
	Curetis lucifuga Fruhstorfer, 1909 ; Curetis acuta brunnea ; Curetis acuta var. brunnea ;

Curetis brunnea is a species of butterfly in the lycaenid subfamily Curetinae.[1] It was described by Alfred Ernest Wileman in 1909 as Curetis acuta var. brunnea.[2]

Distribution

The type locality of Curetis brunnea is on Taiwan.[1] The species is also distributed from the eastern coast of China to the Himalayas.[2]

Appearance

The species was described by Wileman as being almost entirely brown, with a faint red area that may be visible on the hindwings, and having an expanse of 46 to 48 mm.[2]

Notes and references

Savela, Markku. "Curetis". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
Wileman, A. E. (June 1909). "New and Unrecorded Species of Rhopalocera from Formosa". Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses. Tokyo Zoological Society. 7 (2): 88–89. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

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[funet-1] Savela, Markku. "Curetis". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[Wileman-1909-2] Wileman, A. E. (June 1909). "New and Unrecorded Species of Rhopalocera from Formosa". Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses. Tokyo Zoological Society. 7 (2): 88–89. Retrieved 5 July 2018.