Cethosia hypsea: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Cethosia
- Species
- Cethosia hypsea
- Scientific Name
- Cethosia hypsea
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Cethosia hypsea
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.
The larvae feed on Adenia species. They are wine red and have long spines. They are also poisonous.
...Cethosia hypsea in languages:
- Chinese
- 花裙鋸蛺蝶
- English
- Malayan Lacewing Butterfly
- Japanese
- ハレギチョウ
- Thai
- ผีเสื้อกะทกรกมลายู
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