Malay lacewing | |
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Mating | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cethosia |
Species: | C. hypsea
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Binomial name | |
Cethosia hypsea | |
Synonyms | |
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Cethosia hypsea, the Malay lacewing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in from Myanmar to Indonesia and the Philippines.
The wingspan is about 80 mm. [2] [3]
The larvae feed on Adenia species. They are wine red and have long spines. They are also poisonous.
Malay lacewing | |
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Mating | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Cethosia |
Species: | C. hypsea
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Binomial name | |
Cethosia hypsea | |
Synonyms | |
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Cethosia hypsea, the Malay lacewing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in from Myanmar to Indonesia and the Philippines.
The wingspan is about 80 mm. [2] [3]
The larvae feed on Adenia species. They are wine red and have long spines. They are also poisonous.