Curetis_siva

<i>Curetis siva</i>

Curetis siva

Species of butterfly

Curetis siva,[1] the Shiva sunbeam,[2] is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.[2][3]

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It can be distinguished by the underside hindwing stria in space 6 almost in line with stria in space 5. Female with white areas.[3]

References

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  1. [1]
    Evans, W. H. (1954). "A Revision of the Genus Curetis. (LEPIDOPTERA: LYCAENIDAE)". Entomologist. 87 (9): 190–194.
  2. [2]
    R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 88. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  3. [3]
    Eliot, J. N. (1990). "Notes on the genus Curetis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)". Lepidoptera Science. 41 (4): 01–225. Retrieved 9 May 2018.


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