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Curetis acuta dentata Moore, 1877 Malayalam Name : ദന്ത സൂര്യശലഭം Common Name ; Indian Acute Sunbeam/ Angled Sunbeam Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Lycaenidae Sub Family : Curetinae DISTRIBUTION : Papilio crino (Fabricius 1793) നാട്ടുമയൂരി DISTRIBUTION The species is endemic to the Western Ghats. STATUS State Butterfly of Kerala. Not common, but locally abundant in some areas having host plants. HABITAT Restricted mainly to the lowland evergreen and semi-evergreen forests and are common south of Karnataka. HABITS The Malabar Banded Peacock is the most beautiful butterfly in peninsular India. Mostly flies among the tree-tops. active during the noon and afternoon, flies fast and straight and the female are rarely seen as they probably spent most of their time in denser forests. IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Wingspan 90-100mm. Black butterfly with a broad metalic blue central band on the upper side of the wi