Indian sunbeam
Curetis thetis, the Indian sunbeam, is a species of lycaenid or red butterfly found in Indomalayan realm.
The butterfly occurs in Peninsular India, south of the Himalayas, but not in the desert tracts or in areas with a scanty rainfall; parts of Assam; Saurashtra; Bengal, Sylhet onto Myanmar. It is also found in the Nicobar Islands.
It is also found in Sri Lanka, Java, Philippines, northern Sulawesi and Selajar.
It is not considered rare.
