Cethosia hypsea

Malay Lacewing
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

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