Curetis, the enigmatic Sunbeams.

[Psyche]

Curetis, one of the Curetes, guardians and nurses of the infant Zeus, whose father Cronus devour his offsprings to prevent any from taking over his place.

The bulis group.
The bulis group have fine black dots speckling the ground colour.
There four species.
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Curetis bulis.
Bulis, a minor character in Greek mythology.
FW postdiscal band oblique.
UnH with postdiscal spot 7 large and convex, spot 6 small and under it.
Submarginal spot 6 and 7 aligned end to end though may not be in a straight line4.
UpH black basal area in space 6 longer than 1/2 the space length.
Female black and white.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201403
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201365
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199200


Curetis santana.
Sanskrit santana -descendants.

UnF postdiscal band oblique.
Male FW orange rounder.
UpH black basal area less than 1/2 of space 6.
UnH postdiscal spots 6 and 7 straighter and in line.
UnH submarginal spots 6 & 7 out of lie/dislocated.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199181
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201280
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4137589007


Curetis felderi.
After Felder.

Uperside orange extensive on both wings, barely any black basal area.
FW band oblique.
UnH postdiscal spot 7 large ,often concave,spot 6 variable ,smaller.
Submarginal spots 6 & 7 dislocated.
Palpi white and unspotted.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199212
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199209


Curetis sperthis.
Sperthis latinised person's name, Sperth.

FW band parallel to margin, variable, sometime appear partial or bent out.
UpH with costa & often space 7 wholly black.
UnH postdiscal spot 6 & 7 in line.
Submarginal spots 6 & 7 also in line.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201254
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201258
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201262
Variants with only the costa black.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199180
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199180