Bright Sunbeam
Curetis bulis
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
Curetis bulis, the bright sunbeam, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It is found in Asia. Description Male Male upperside, forewing: velvety black, an elongate broad medial patch dark orange red, that extends from base outwards for about three-fourths the length of the wing and fills the area from vein 1 to the middle of the cell; in some specimens diffusely, spread below vein 1 near base, but there shaded with dusky black; the outer margin of this red patch unevenly rounded.
Curetis est un genre de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Lycaenidae. Il est l'unique genre de la sous-famille monotypique des Curetinae. Ses espèces se rencontrent en Asie du Sud et du Sud-Est et en Océanie, sur une aire s'étendant du Sri Lanka aux îles Salomon.
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Distribution
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