Cethosia hypsea

Malay Lacewing
Mating
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Cethosia
Species:	C. hypsea
Binomial name
Cethosia hypsea Doubleday, [1847]
Synonyms
Cethosia hypsina C. & R. Felder, [1867] Cethosia pallaurea Hagen, 1898 Cethosia mindanensis festiva Fruhstorfer, 1909

The Malay Lacewing (Cethosia hypsea) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in from Burma to Indonesia and the Philippines.

The wingspan is about 80 mm. Adults are bright orange-red above with broad black borders, warning predators of their toxicity. The underside is orange-red with white fasciae and is spotted with black. The wings are scalloped.

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

Subspecies

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

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  C. h. hypsina, Singapore
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  C. h. hypsina, Singapore