Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Curetis acuta Toothed Sunbeam
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Subfamily:	Curetinae
Other Name(s):	Curetis dentata
Other Common Name(s):	Hong Kong Sunbeam , Angled Sunbeam
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Millettia reticulata and Pongamia pinnata. Wingspan ranges from 40 to 45mm. On flight throughout the whole year.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Uncommon

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Fujian

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References

More on Butterfly in HK

Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999. The butterflies of Hong Kong. Academic Press.

Young, J.J., Yiu, V. 2002. Butterfly Watching in Hong Kong. Wan Li Book Co Ltd.

Chou, I. 1994. Monographia Phopalocerorum Sinensium/. Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House.