Curetis brunnea
Curetis brunnea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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[]
Categories:
- Curetis
- Butterflies of Asia
- Butterflies described in 1909
- Lycaenidae stubs