Curetis tonkina Evans, 1954
Curetis tonkina ♂ Up. Curetis tonkina ♂ Un. Curetis tonkina ♂ Up. Curetis tonkina ♂ Un.
♂, 2006.03.24. Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) ♂, 2008.03.15. Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)
Curetis tonkina ♂ genitalia Curetis tonkina ♂ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Curetis tonkina Evans, 1954
OD : Entomologist 87:242.
TL : Muong Khuoung, "Laokay, U.Tonkin" [Lao Cai, N.Vietnam]. (NHML)
Distribution : N.Myanmar, Laos, N.Vietnam. 		Curetis tonkina map
Records taken from Literature

[ VIETNAM ]
Curetis tonkina ; Eliot,1990 : 224, 208, fig.6(♂,genitalia). (Tonkin)
Curetis tonkina ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 48. (N / C)

Specimens Examined

[ LAOS ]
Houaphan : 2♂.
Xam Neua, 2006.03.24. 1♂ LC (K.Saito).
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Notes

New to Laos.
Evans (1954) considered female of this species to be white markings, but Eliot (1990) assumed it to be orange markings based on various circumstantial evidence. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Literature

Evans, W.H.,1954 : A Revision of the Genus Curetis. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Entomologist 87(9):190-194, (10):212-216, (11):241-247.

Eliot, J.N.,1990 : Notes on the Genus Curetis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Tyô to Ga 41(4):201-225.

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