Cethosia hypsea explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

The larvae feed on Adenia species. They are wine red and have long spines. They are also poisonous.

Subspecies

• C. h. hypsea (Borneo)
• C. h. palawana Fruhstorfer (Palawan)
• C. h. munjava Fruhstorfer (western Java)
• C. h. fruhstorferi Stichel (eastern Java)
• C. h. hypsina C. & R. Felder, [1867] (southern Burma to Singapore)
• C. h. aeole Moore (north-eastern Sumatra)
• C. h. triocala Fruhstorfer (western Sumatra)
• C. h. pallaurea Hagen, 1898 (Mentawai)
• C. h. bankana Fruhstorfer (Bangka Island)
• C. h. batuensis Stichel (Batu Islands)
• C. h. mindanensis Felder (Philippines (Mindanao, Basilan))
• C. h. festiva Fruhstorfer, 1909 (Jolo (Sulu Archipelago))
• C. h. elioti Okubo, 1983

Notes and References

1. http://butterflycircle.blogspot.com/2008/06/life-history-of-malay-lacewing.html Life History
2. http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist%20V2/CI/index.php/start-page/startpage/showbutterfly/59 butterflycircle.com