Cethosia hypsea
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The Malay Lacewing is a butterfly
of the Nymphalidae
family. It is found in from Burma to Indonesia
and the Philippines
.
The wingspan
is about 80 mm. 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.
The larva
e feed on Adenia
species. They are wine red and have long spines. They are also poisonous.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family. It is found in from Burma to Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 80 mm. 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.
The larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e feed on Adenia
Adenia
Adenia is a genus in the passionflower family Passifloraceae. It is named after Aden, a city in Yemen.The genus includes a number of tropical and subtropical xerophytes; many of which form substantially thickened bases or lianas. It is also a Caudiciform. Many species are characterised by the...
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 hypsinaCethosia hypsea hypsinaCethosia hypsea hypsina, common name Malay Lacewing, is a subspecies of Cethosia hypsea, a butterfly of the genus Cethosia belonging to the Nymphalidae family.-Description:...
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