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Cethosia obscura

Cethosia obscura

Classification

Class
Insecta

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 biblis (Drury, [1773]) – red lacewing, common lacewing, or batik lacewing Cethosia cyane (Drury, [1773]) – leopard lacewing Cethosia cydippe (Linnaeus, 1767) – eastern red lacewing Cethosia hypsea Doubleday, [1847] Cethosia hypsea hypsina (C.

Distribution

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