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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:

  • Cethosia biblis <small>(Drury, [1773])</small> – red lacewing, common lacewing, or batik lacewing
  • Cethosia cyane <small>(Drury, [1773])</small> – leopard lacewing
  • Cethosia cydippe <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small> – eastern red lacewing
  • Cethosia hypsea <small>Doubleday, [1847]</small>
  • Cethosia hypsea hypsina <small>(C. & R. Felder, 1867)</small> – Malay lacewing
  • Cethosia lamarcki <small>Godart, 1819</small>
  • Cethosia luzonica <small>C. & R. Felder, 1863</small> – Luzon lacewing
  • Cethosia myrina <small>C. & R. Felder, [1867]</small> – violet lacewing
  • Cethosia nietneri <small>C. & R. Felder, [1867]</small> – Tamil lacewing
  • Cethosia obscura <small>Guérin-Méneville, [1830]</small>
  • Cethosia penthesilea <small>(Cramer, [1777])</small>
  • C. p. methypsea <small>(Butler, 1879)</small> – plain lacewing
  • C. p. paksha <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1905)</small> – orange lacewing
  • Cethosia tambora <small>Doherty, 1891</small>

Incertae sedis

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: 1–267. PDF

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