Curetinae
Curetis
Andrew V. Z. Brower
- Curetis acuta
- Curetis barsine
- Curetis brunnea
- Curetis bulis
- Curetis dentata
- Curetis felderi
- Curetis freda
- Curetis insularis
- Curetis neosphila
- Curetis regula
- Curetis santana
- Curetis saronis
- Curetis siva
- Curetis sperthis
- Curetis tagalica
- Curetis thetis
- Curetis tonkina
- Curetis venata
Introduction
The subfamily is composed of a single genus, distributed from Sri Lanka to the Solomon Is. The larvae have a unique, apparently defensive structure: a pair of abdominal tubercles with terminal eversible flagellae with rosettes of setae that have been hypothesized to function as parasitoid-deterrent mechanisms (Parsons 1999).
References
Corbet AS, Pendlebury HM, and Eliot JN. 1992. The butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
Eliot JN. 1969. An analysis of the Eurasian and Australian Neptini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. Suppl. 15: 1-156, plates 1-3.
Parsons M. 1999. The butterflies of Papua New Guinea: their systematics and biology. Academic Press, San Diego.
Vane-Wright RI, and de Jong R. 2003. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343: 1-267.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Curetis acuta |
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| Location | Taiwan |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | 銀灰蝶（銀斑小灰蝶）Curetis acuta formosana Fruhstorfer |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2008 ashung |
| Scientific Name | Curetis bulis |
|---|---|
| Location | Thailand |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Copyright |
© John Moore
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