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Lacewing Butterflies
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Lacewing Butterflies

Cethosia

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.

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15 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Leopard Lacewing Butterfly

speciesCethosia cyane

Red Lacewing Butterfly

speciesCethosia biblis

Malayan Lacewing

speciesCethosia hypsea

Eastern Red Lacewing Butterfly

speciesCethosia cydippe

Plain Lacewing Butterfly

speciesCethosia penthesilea

Plain Lacewing Butterfly

speciesCethosia methypsea

Sahyadri Lacewing

speciesCethosia mahratta

Luzon Lacewing

speciesCethosia luzonica

Violet Lacewing

speciesCethosia myrina

Cethosia tambora

speciesCethosia tambora

Cethosia lamarckii

speciesCethosia lamarckii

Tamil Lacewing Butterfly

speciesCethosia nietneri

Cethosia leschenaultii

speciesCethosia leschenaultii

Cethosia obscura

speciesCethosia obscura

Cethosia palawana

speciesCethosia palawana

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