Biology:Curetis brunnea
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Short description: Butterfly species in genus Curetis
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Curetis |
Species: | C. brunnea
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Binomial name | |
Curetis brunnea Wileman, 1909
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Savela, Markku. "Curetis". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/curetinae/curetis/index.html. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wileman, A. E. (June 1909). "New and Unrecorded Species of Rhopalocera from Formosa". Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses (Tokyo Zoological Society) 7 (2): 88–89. https://archive.org/stream/annotationeszool7190niho#page/88/mode/1up. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q15786071 entry
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