Cethosia hypsea hypsina
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Cethosia hypsea hypsina, common name Malay Lacewing, is a subspecies of Cethosia hypsea, a butterfly of the genus Cethosia
belonging to the Nymphalidae
family.
is about 80 mm. The uppersides of the forewings are black with a broad white transverse band and an orange-red basal area. In the female on each upperside forewing the basal orange area has also a white patch. In both sexes the outer margins of both wings have scalloped black margins.
The undersides of the wings are orange-red with large white bands and several black or pale blue stripes. The edges of the undersides of the wings are deeply scalloped by white markings.
The larva
e mainly feed on Adenia macrophylla var. singaporeana (Passifloraceae
). The caterpillars are wine red and have long spines. They are also poisonous.
Cethosia
Cethosia, commonly called the Lacewings, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as Australia.-Species:Listed alphabetically....
belonging to 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.
Description
The wingspanWingspan
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. The uppersides of the forewings are black with a broad white transverse band and an orange-red basal area. In the female on each upperside forewing the basal orange area has also a white patch. In both sexes the outer margins of both wings have scalloped black margins.
The undersides of the wings are orange-red with large white bands and several black or pale blue stripes. The edges of the undersides of the wings are deeply scalloped by white markings.
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 mainly feed on Adenia macrophylla var. singaporeana (Passifloraceae
Passifloraceae
Passifloraceae is a family of flowering plants, containing about 530 species classified in around 18 genera. They include trees, shrubs, lianas and climbing plants, and are mostly found in tropical regions....
). The caterpillars are wine red and have long spines. They are also poisonous.
