| Malay lacewing | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Cethosia |
| Species: | C. hypsea |
| Binomial name | |
| Cethosia hypsea Doubleday, [1847] | |
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Cethosia hypsea, the Malay lacewing, is a species of 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.
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