''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
subfamily
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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
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha ...
. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as
Australia
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.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
"''Cethosia'' Fabricius, 1807"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*'' Cethosia biblis'' (Drury, 773 – red lacewing, common lacewing, or batik lacewing
*'' Cethosia cyane'' (Drury, 773 – leopard lacewing
*'' Cethosia cydippe'' (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, 847
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Events
By place Europe
* Danish Vikings land in the Breton March (western part of Gaul). Duke Nominoe of Brittany fails to withstand them ...
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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'' 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, 867/small> – violet lacewing
*'' Cethosia nietneri'' C. & R. Felder, 867/small> – Tamil lacewing
*'' Cethosia obscura'' Guérin-Méneville, 830
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Events
By place Britain
* King Wiglaf of Mercia regains control from Wessex, and returns to the throne.Swanton, ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'', pp. ...
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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 '' Doherty, 1891
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Incertae sedis
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*'' Cethosia moesta'' C. & R. Felder, 867/small>
*''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, 824/small>
*''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 ...
'' 343: 1-267
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External links
Images representing ''Cethosia''
at EOL
Images representing ''Cethosia''
at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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Heliconiini
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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