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:
- Cethosia biblis <small>(Drury, [1773])</small> â red lacewing, common lacewing, or batik lacewing
- Cethosia cyane <small>(Drury, [1773])</small> â leopard lacewing
- Cethosia cydippe <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small> â eastern red lacewing
- Cethosia hypsea <small>Doubleday, [1847]</small>
- Cethosia hypsea hypsina <small>(C. & R. Felder, 1867)</small> â Malay lacewing
- Cethosia lamarcki <small>Godart, 1819</small>
- Cethosia luzonica <small>C. & R. Felder, 1863</small> â Luzon lacewing
- Cethosia myrina <small>C. & R. Felder, [1867]</small> â violet lacewing
- Cethosia nietneri <small>C. & R. Felder, [1867]</small> â Tamil lacewing
- Cethosia obscura <small>Guérin-Méneville, [1830]</small>
- Cethosia penthesilea <small>(Cramer, [1777])</small>
- C. p. methypsea <small>(Butler, 1879)</small> â plain lacewing
- C. p. paksha <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1905)</small> â orange lacewing
- Cethosia tambora <small>Doherty, 1891</small>
References
- Parsons M. (1999). The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea: Their Systematics and Biology. Academic Press, San Diego.
- Vane-Wright RI, and de Jong R. (2003). The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandelingen 343: 1âÂÂ267. PDF
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