♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Champasak, Laos.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

ON : Curetis dentata Moore, 1879 OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):137-138. TL : Deyra Doon, NW.India. Distribution : India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, C. & S.Vietnam. ● ssp.dentata ● ssp.denta

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Curetis acta fortunatus ; Godfrey,1927 : 125. (N)
Curetis dentata dentata ; Pinratana,1981 : 153, pl.29, fig.18,♂ ; pl.30, figs.1,♀,2,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Lampang; Nakhon Ratchasima)
Curetis acuta dentata ; Eliot,1990 : 224, 207, figs.11,12(♂,genitalia). (Thailand)
Curetis acuta dentata ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 256, fig.189,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Sa Duak Bua ; Phu Pha Phung)
Curetis acuta dentata ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 32. (Mukdahan: Phu Huay Sing ; Ban Gok Tum)
Curetis acuta dentata ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 53. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram ; Phu Hin Khan ; Phu Ma No Rom; Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Ba Hai)
Curetis acuta dentata ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 67, figs.99,♂,100,♀. (Umphang: Tha-Sai)
Curetis santana malayica ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.250, figs.L54,♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Curetis acuta dentata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 554, pl.250, figs.L56,♂♀,♀(Un). (Wang Chin; Chiang Mai)
Curetis santana malayica ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.256, figs.L79,♂(Kanchanaburi),♂(Un,Kanchanaburi). (in part).
Curetis acuta dentata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 568, pl.257, figs.L81,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀,♀(Un). (Wang Chin; Chiang Mai; Mukdahan)
Curetis acuta dentata ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Curetis dentata ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 49, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Maethro; Thung Saleng Luang; Phu Khiewo; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Khiewo; Thung Yai; Erawan WF; Sai Yok Noi; Kuwai Yai; Ratchaburi)
Curetis dentata dentata ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchabun) (accessed: 2023.04.27)

[ LAOS ]
Curetis dentata ssp. ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 77, pl.109, figs.A11,♂,12,♂(Un). (Pakse; Nam Moh)
Curetis santana malayica ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 219. pl.129, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Vieng Xai)
Curetis acuta dentata ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 219. pl.129, figs.♂,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xaignabouri; Xam Neua; Oudomxay; Vientiane)
Curetis acuta dentata ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 48. (Namdhua; Thakhek)
Curetis santana malayica ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.
Curetis acuta dentata ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.
Curetis acuta dentata ; Suwa et al.,2013 : 29. (Nahin)
Curetis acuta dentata ; Onodera,2022 : 100, pl.234, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Xiengkhouang: Muang Kham)

[ VIETNAM ]
Curetis dentata dentata ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 342-343, pl.6, figs.47,♂,48,♂(Un) ; pl.7, figs.49,♀,50,♀(Un). (Dong Nai: Dinh Quan)
Curetis acuta dentata ; Eliot,1990 : 224, 207, figs.11,12(♂,genitalia). (S.Vietnam)
Curetis acuta dentata ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 69, fig.L-152,♂. (Lam Dong: Madagui; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Curetis dentata ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 48. (C / S)

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Mae Hong Son : 2♂ 1♀.

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Chiang Mai : 18♂ 6♀.

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The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 400 - 700m). Males are territorial on trees and frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Eliot (1990) regarded dentata as a subspecies of acuta. Kimura et al. (2014) treated it as an independent species due to the differences of markings. I follow Kimura provisionally due to the shape of the genitalia, however further taxonomic study is needed for acuta complex.
The species has prominent discocelluler black bar on the UpF and male is more deep reddish tinge than bulis. Some examples look very similar to other allied species, examination of the genitalia is needed for identification.

Moore, F.,1879 : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):136-144.

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

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.05.24 - 2023.04.30.