''Cethosia'', commonly called the lacewings, is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

of the

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Heliconiinae The Heliconiinae, commonly called heliconians or longwings, are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies (family (biology), family Nymphalidae). They can be divided into 45–50 genera and were sometimes treated as a separate family Heliconi ...

in the family

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. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as

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Species

Listed alphabetically:"''Cethosia'' Fabricius, 1807"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''

Cethosia biblis ''Cethosia biblis'', the lacewing biblis or red lacewing, is a species of heliconiine butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies * ''C. b. biblis'' - Assam, central India – south-western China * ''C. b. insularis'' C. & R. Feld ...

'' (Drury,

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– red lacewing, common lacewing, or batik lacewing *'' Cethosia cyane'' (Drury,

– leopard lacewing *''

Cethosia cydippe ''Cethosia cydippe'', the eastern red lacewing, is a species of butterfly from Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands. The Australian subspecies, ''C. c. chrysippe'', is known as the red lacewing butterfly. Description The imagines have sc ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) – eastern red lacewing *''

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. (southern Burma to Singapore) *''C. h. aeole'' Moore (north-easte ...

'' Doubleday,

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Cethosia hypsea hypsina ''Cethosia hypsea hypsina'', the Malay lacewing, is a subspecies of ''Cethosia hypsea'', a butterfly of the genus '' Cethosia'' belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Description The wingspan is about 80 mm. The uppersides of the forewings ar ...

'' (C. & R. Felder, 1867) – Malay lacewing *''

Cethosia lamarcki ''Cethosia'', commonly called the lacewings, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as Australia. Species Listed alphabetically: ** ''Cethosia hy ...

'' Godart, 1819 *'' Cethosia luzonica'' C. & R. Felder, 1863 – Luzon lacewing *''

Cethosia myrina ''Cethosia myrina'', the violet lacewing or brown accented butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi and Butung. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplan ...

'' C. & R. Felder,

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/small> – violet lacewing *'' Cethosia nietneri'' C. & R. Felder,

/small> – Tamil lacewing *''

Cethosia obscura ''Cethosia'', commonly called the lacewings, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as Australia. Species Listed alphabetically: ** ''Cethosia hy ...

'' Guérin-Méneville,

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Cethosia penthesilea ''Cethosia penthesilea'', the orange lacewing, is a species of Heliconiinae, heliconiine butterfly found in Southeast Asia, as well as the Australia's Northern Territory. Larval food: Lacewing Vine (''Adenia, Adenia heterophylla'').

'' (Cramer, 777 ** ''C. p. methypsea'' (Butler, 1879) – plain lacewing ** ''C. p. paksha'' (Fruhstorfer, 1905) – orange lacewing *''

Cethosia tambora ''Cethosia'', commonly called the lacewings, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as Australia. Species Listed alphabetically: ** ''Cethosia hy ...

'' Doherty, 1891

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Cethosia moesta ''Cethosia'', commonly called the lacewings, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as Australia. Species Listed alphabetically: ** ''Cethosia hy ...

'' C. & R. Felder,

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Cethosia lechenaulti ''Cethosia'', commonly called the lacewings, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as Australia. Species Listed alphabetically: ** ''Cethosia hy ...

'' Godart,

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Cethosia gabinia ''Cethosia'', commonly called the lacewings, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as Australia. Species Listed alphabetically:Cethosia vasilia ''Cethosia'', commonly called the lacewings, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as Australia. Species Listed alphabetically: ** ''Cethosia hy ...

'' Müller, 1999

References

* Parsons M. (1999). ''The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea: Their Systematics and Biology''. Academic Press, San Diego. * Vane-Wright RI, and de Jong R. (2003). The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. ''

Zoologische Verhandelingen ''Zoologische Verhandelingen'' was a Dutch scientific journal covering research in zoology. It was published between 1948 and 2002 by the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden Leiden ( ; ; in English language, English and Archaism, a ...

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Heliconiini Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{Heliconiinae-stub

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