Angled sunbeam
The angled sunbeam is a butterfly with shiny silver undersides on its wings, which flash in the sunlight. The tips of its front wings are very pointed. The male and female have different colours on top, but underneath they look the same.
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Fun facts
Its silver underside works like a mirror. It reflects sunlight and helps the butterfly stay cool.
The silver flashes help it send signals while it flies, and help it hide when it rests.
The female is white on top, while the male has broad black edges on its wings.
Most asked questions about Angled sunbeam
?Why is it called the angled sunbeam?
Its wings have sharp, angled tips, and its silver underside shines in the sun like a sunbeam.
?Where does the angled sunbeam live?
In Asia, from India to China, Taiwan and Japan.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Curetis acuta
- Group
- Butterflies
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Lycaenidae
- Lives on
- Asia
Where the facts come from
- Curetis acuta (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Balakrishnan Valappil. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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