Curetis tagalica

Curetis tagalica ssp. celebensis, < ♂, Sulawesi, ssp. palawanica, ♂, ♀ >, Palawan.

Taxonavigation

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 Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola 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. 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. Online. Reference page.