Curetis tagalica

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Curetinae
Genus: Curetis
Species: Curetis tagalica
Subspecies: (9) per Eliot, 1990
C. t. brunnescens – C. t. celebensis – C. t. hera – C. t. jopa – C. t. labuana – C. t. palawanica – C. t. tagalica – C. t. takanamii – C. t. talautensis
Name

Curetis tagalica C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862.

Type locality: Philippines, Luzon.

Holotype: BMNH
Synonymy

Phaedra tagalica C. & R, Felder, 1862: 289.
Phaedra obsoleta C. & R, Felder, 1862: 289. TL: Philippines, Mindanao.
Curetis eos Rober, 1887: 198, pl. 7 fig. 9 = celebensis; Lectotype ♀ SMTD, Sulawesi, Gorontalo, designated by Takanami, 1989: 54.
Curetis thetys aurantiaca [sic] Fruhstorfer, 1900: 27. TL: Philippines, Basilan.
Curetis insularis camotina Fruhstorfer 1908: 52. TL: Philippines, "Camotes Island".
Curetis insularis izabella Fruhstorfer, 1908: 28. TL: Philippines.
Curetis insularis jolona Fruhstorfer, 1908: 52. TL: "Jolo". = jolana [sic] Eliot, 1990: 223 [mis-spelling].
Curetis insularis eda (forma) Fruhstorfer, 1908: 54. TL: Java. = jopa
Curetis tagalica dohertyi (var.) Chapman, 1915: 90. = celebensis
Curetis celebensis itamus (ab.) Ribbe, 1926: 82. = celebensis; Lectotype ♀ SMTD, Sulawesi, designated by Takanami, 1989: 54.
Curetis celebensis kalawara Ribbe, 1926: 83. = celebensis; Lectotype ♂ SMTD, Sulawesi, designated by Takanami, 1989: 54.
Curetis vietnamica Inoué & Kawazoé, 1965: 339. = labuana. Synonymised by Eliot, 1990: 223.
Curetis thetis nakamotoi Detani, 1983: 26. = brunnescens
Curetis tagalica tagalica (C. & R. Felder); Eliot, 1990: 223.

References

Chapman, T., 1915. An analysis of the species of the genus Curetis, chiefly based on an examination of the specimens in the Zoological Museum, Tring. Novit. zool. 22: 80–104, 17 pls. BHL. Reference page.
Detani, H., 1983. Butterflies of Peleng island. IWASE 1: 6–60, 63-72.
Eliot, J. N. 1990. Notes on the Genus Curetis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Tyô to Ga 41(4): 201–225. PDF Reference page.
Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1862. Lepidoptera nova a Dre. Carolo Semper in insulis Philippinis collecta, Series secunda. Wiener entomologische Monatschrift 6(9): 282–294. BHL Reference page.
Fruhstorfer, H., 1900. Rhopalocera Bazilana. Verzeichnis der von W. Doherty auf der Insel Bazilan gesammelten tagfalter. Berl. ent. Z. 44: pl. 2., 45(1): 1–38. plate, text. Reference page.
Fruhstorfer, H., 1908. Neue Curetis und uebersicht der bekannten Arten. Stettiner entomologische Zeitung 69: 49–59. BHL. Reference page.
Ribbe, C. 1926. Neue Lycaenenformen, hauptsächlich von Celebes. Entomologische Mitteilungen 15: 78–91. PDF. Reference page.
Röber, J., 1887. Neue Schmetterlinge aus Indien. Correspbl. ent. Ver. Iris 1(4): 185-202, pls. 7-9. text, plates. Reference page.
Takanami, Y., 1989. On some type specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia. Tyô to Ga 40(1): 23-80. PDF. Reference page.
Vane-Wright, R.I. & de Jong, R. 2003. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343: 3–267, figs 1–14, pls 1–16. PDF Reference page.

Curetis tagalica, the Southern Sunbeam, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It is found in Southeast Asia (Philippines, Celebes, Palawan, Balabac, Borneo, Sumatra, Javan, Peninsular Malaya and Thailand).[2]
Subspecies

Curetis tagalica tagalica (Philippines)
Curetis tagalica celebensis (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) (Sulawesi)
Curetis tagalica palawanica Staudinger, 1889 (Palawan, Balabac)
Curetis tagalica hera Fruhstorfer, 1900 (Nias)
Curetis tagalica jopa Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Borneo, Sumatra, Javan, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand)
Curetis tagalica talautensis Chapman, 1915 (Talaud)
Curetis tagalica brunnescens Ribbe, 1926 (Sula, Bangka)
Curetis tagalica labuana Evans, 1954 (Labuan, Pulau Tioman, Natuna)
Curetis tagalica takanamii Schröder & Treadaway, 1989 (Sibutu)

References

Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1865–75. Rhopalocera. In Reise der Osterreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in der Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 under den Befehlen Commadore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band: Abtheilung. Vienna, 549 pp., 140 pls.

Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175

External links

"Curetis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 6, 2017.