Cethosia hypsea
| Malay Lacewing | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cethosia |
| Species: | C. hypsea |
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| Cethosia hypsea Doubleday, [1847][1] | |
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The Malay Lacewing (Cethosia hypsea) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in from Burma to Indonesia and the Philippines.
The wingspan is about 80 mm.[2] Adults are bright orange-red above with broad black borders, warning predators of their toxicity. The underside is orange-red with white fasciae and is spotted with black. The wings are scalloped.[3]
The larvae feed on Adenia species. They are wine red and have long spines. They are also poisonous.
Subspecies
- Cethosia hypsea hypsea (Borneo)
- Cethosia hypsea palawana Fruhstorfer (Palawan)
- Cethosia hypsea munjava Fruhstorfer (western Java)
- Cethosia hypsea fruhstorferi Stichel (eastern Java)
- Cethosia hypsea hypsina C. & R. Felder, [1867] (southern Burma to Singapore)
- Cethosia hypsea aeole Moore (north-eastern Sumatra)
- Cethosia hypsea triocala Fruhstorfer (western Sumatra)
- Cethosia hypsea pallaurea Hagen, 1898 (Mentawai)
- Cethosia hypsea bankana Fruhstorfer (Bangka Island)
- Cethosia hypsea batuensis Stichel (Batu Islands)
- Cethosia hypsea mindanensis Felder (Philippines (Mindanao, Basilan))
- Cethosia hypsea festiva Fruhstorfer, 1909 (Jolo (Sulu Archipelago))
- Cethosia hypsea elioti Okubo, 1983
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C. h. hypsina, Singapore
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C. h. hypsina, Singapore
References
- ↑ Cethosia hypsea at funet.fi
- ↑ Life History
- ↑ butterflycircle.com Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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