Curetis, the sunbeams, is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae) from Southeast Asia. They are presently the only genus in the subfamily Curetinae.

Selected species

Curetis acuta - angled sunbeam

Curetis acuta formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908

Curetis brunnea Wileman, 1909

Curetis barsine Felder, 1860

Curetis bulis - bright sunbeam

Curetis dentata - toothed sunbeam

Curetis discalis Moore, 1879

Curetis felderi Distant, 1884

Curetis freda Eliot, 1959

Curetis honesta Fruhstorfer, 1908

Curetis insularis (Horsfield, 1829) Curetis latipicta Fruhstorfer, 1908 Curetis minima Distant & Pryer, 1887 Curetis naga Evans, 1954 Curetis nesophila C. & R. Felder, 1862 Curetis nisias Fruhstorfer, 1908 Curetis regula Curetis santana Curetis saronis - Burmese sunbeam Curetis semilimbata Fruhstorfer, 1908 Curetis siva - Shiva's sunbeam Curetis sperthis (C. & R. Felder, 1865) Curetis tagalica (C. & R. Felder, 1862) Curetis thetis - Indian sunbeam Curetis tonkina Evans, 1954 Curetis venata Fruhstorfer, 1908

Curetis

External links

Curetis at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

Images representing Curetis at BOLD

Lycaenidae genera

Taxa named by Jacob Hübner

Curetis