Curetis acuta ♂
Curetis acuta ♀
Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

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 acuta
Subspecies: C. a. acuta – C. a. denta – C. a. dentata – C. a. formosana – C. a. paracuta

Name

Curetis acuta Moore, 1877.

Type locality: China, Shanghai.

Holotype: Syntypes BMNH

Synonymy

  • Curetis acuta Moore, 1877: 50; Eliot, 1990: 207.
  • Curetis acuta albida (ab.) Esaki & Nakahara, 1930: 149. = paracuta
  • Curetis acuta classica (ab.) Murayama, 1943 = paracuta
  • Curetis acuta japonica Fruhstorfer, 1908: 56, TL: Japan, Hondo. = paracuta
  • Curetis acuta tsushimana Fruhstorfer, 1908: 57, TL: Tsushima. = paracuta

References

  • Eliot, J. N. 1990. Notes on the Genus Curetis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Tyô to Ga 41(4): 201–225. PDF Reference page. 
  • Esaki, T. & Nakahara, W. 1930. Some new aberrant forms of Japanese and Formosan butterflies. Zephyrus 2(3): 148–150, 1 pl 1 fig. Reference page. 
  • Fruhstorfer, H., 1908. Neue Curetis und uebersicht der bekannten Arten. Stettiner entomologische Zeitung 69: 49–59. BHL. Reference page. 
  • Moore, F., 1877. Descriptions of Asiatic diurnal lepidoptera. Annals and Magazine of natural History. 4(20): 43-52. BHL Reference page. 
  • Murayama, S., 1943. Two new aberrant forms of Japanese butterflies. Zephyrus 9: 180–181. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Angled Sunbeam
日本語: ウラギンシジミ
中文: 尖翅銀灰蝶
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