Cethosia penthesilea explained

Cethosia penthesilea, the orange lacewing, is a species of heliconiine butterfly found in Southeast Asia, as well as the Australia's Northern Territory.^[1]

Larval food: Lacewing Vine (Adenia heterophylla).^[2]

Subspecies

• C. p. methypsea (Butler, 1879) – plain lacewing
• C. p. paksha (Fruhstorfer, 1905) – orange lacewing
• C. p. penthesilea (Cramer, [1777])

Notes and References

1. http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Orange-Lacewing/Cethosia/penthesilea.html Orange Lacewing
2. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/nymp/penthes.html Orange Lacewing