Curetis insularis pseudoinsularis (Fruhstorfer)

There is quite a number of different species of Curetis and if one only has either the upperside or underside photo, it is almost impossible to ID as they ressemble each other closely. The insularis group has a post-discal band (the long striated line on the undersides) that is parallel to the termen (see illustration on sidebar). C. insularis can be distinguished by the shifted striae near the end of the hindwing (space 1b). The underside is smooth and pearly white without spotting.

Habitat indicator

RSP	WV	PG	VF	FTR	SC	LWDF	LWPF	LMEF	UMN	MN
						x	x	x

Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)

2013
Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
					S3	S3

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
				S3

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S1S3

S1

S1

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
			S1

2017
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

2018
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
		S1

2019
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Above al photos from 14 September 2013 @ 11:02.

29 Sept 2013 @ 10:59

22 March 2014 @ 11:59

11:44

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Above 2 photos 05 Jan 2015 @ 12:14

12:30

12:31
Above 2 photos 08 Mac 2015

04 Apr 2015 @ 11:17

18 April 2015 @ 11:18

23 Apr 2016 @ 11:38

24 March 2018 @ 13:10

01 April 2021 @ 12:25

Compare the undersides to another species from the insularis group, Curetis freda (Eliot) which has a regular line unbroken (pictures below).

05 August 2013 @ 13:53