Cethosia hypsea

Cethosia hypsea
Cethosia hypsea
Mating
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cethosia
Species: C. hypsea
Binomial name
Cethosia hypsea
Doubleday, [1847][1]
Synonyms
  • Cethosia hypsina C. & R. Felder, [1867]
  • Cethosia pallaurea Hagen, 1898
  • Cethosia mindanensis festiva Fruhstorfer, 1909

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

References

  1. ^ Cethosia at funet
  2. ^ Life History
  3. ^ butterflycircle.com
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