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.
Subspecies
- C. h. hypsea
- C. h. palawana Fruhstorfer
- C. h. munjava Fruhstorfer
- C. h. fruhstorferi Stichel
- C. h. hypsina C. & R. Felder,
- C. h. aeole Moore
- C. h. triocala Fruhstorfer
- C. h. pallaurea Hagen, 1898
- C. h. bankana Fruhstorfer
- C. h. batuensis Stichel
- C. h. mindanensis Felder
- C. h. festiva Fruhstorfer, 1909
- C. h. elioti Okubo, 1983