Cethosia biblis is a medium-sized butterfly, with a wingspan reaching about 8–9 centimetres (3.1–3.5 in). In this species the sexes are dimorphic. In males the dorsal sides of the wings are bright orange red, framed by a black outline with white spots. The undersides range from bright red to pale brown, interlaced by black and white. This astonishing pattern helps to disguise the shape of the butterfly, while the intense colour of the dorsal sides of the wings is a warning to predators that the red lacewing has a bad taste, deriving from the poisonous host plants of the caterpillars. The dorsal sides of the wings of the females are greyish-brownish with black spots and white bands and spots on the black margins.
Caterpillars have several reddish, black and white stripes, a black head and long black spikes that contain poison. In fact they mainly feed on poisonous climbing plants, mainly Passiflora species (P. cochinchinensis, P. moluccana, etc.).
^ ab"Cethosia Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^"Cethosia biblis Drury, 1770 – Red Lacewing". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
Treadaway, C.G. & H.G. Schroeder, 2009: A study of the subspecies of Cethosia biblis (Drury, 1773) from the Philippines (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Nachr. entomol. Ver. ApolloN.F. 29 (4): 193-198.
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cethosia, biblis, lacewing, species, heliconiine, butterfly, belonging, family, nymphalidae, lacewing, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, lepidoptera, family, nymphalidae, genus, cethosi. Cethosia biblis the red lacewing is a species of heliconiine butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae Red lacewing Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Nymphalidae Genus Cethosia Species C biblis Binomial name Cethosia biblis Drury 1773 Contents 1 Subspecies 2 Distribution 3 Description 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksSubspecies editC b biblis Assam central India south western China C b insularis C amp R Felder 1861 Philippines Luzon Polillo Babuyanes C b nicobarica Felder 1862 Nicobar C b picta C amp R Felder 1867 Sulawesi C b javana C amp R Felder 1867 Java C b logani Distant 1881 eastern Sumatra C b tambora Doherty 1891 Sumbawa C b narmada Fruhstorfer 1896 Lombok C b narmadoides de Niceville 1898 Bali C b perakana Fruhstorfer 1902 southern Thailand Peninsular Malaya Pulau Tioman C b ceramensisFruhstorfer 1902 Serang C b atia Fruhstorfer 1905 Kalao C b alceste Fruhstorfer 1905 Bawean C b hainana Fruhstorfer 1908 Hainan C b tisamena Fruhstorfer 1912 India C b phanaroia Fruhstorfer Hong Kong C b adantonia Fruhstorfer western Sumatra C b sumbana Pagenstecher Sumba C b floresiana Fruhstorfer Flores C b sandakana Fruhstorfer Borneo Palawan C b liacura Fruhstorfer Philippines Mindanao C b tagalorum Fruhstorfer Philippines Mindoro C b togiana Fruhstorfer Togian Islands C b buruana Holland Buru C b amboinensis C amp R Felder 1867 Ambon C b andamanica Stichel Andaman C b pemanggilensis Eliot 1978 Pemanggil 1 The subspecies of Cethosia biblis found in India are 2 Cethosia biblis tisamena Fruhstorfer 1912 Himalayan Red Lacewing Cethosia biblis andamanica Stichel 1902 Andaman Red Lacewing Cethosia biblis nicobarica Felder 1862 Nicobar Red LacewingDistribution editThis species can be found from the Indian subcontinent eastwards to South East Asia and East Asia the eastern limit being the Philippines and the southern limit being Indonesia 1 Description editCethosia biblis is a medium sized butterfly with a wingspan reaching about 8 9 centimetres 3 1 3 5 in In this species the sexes are dimorphic In males the dorsal sides of the wings are bright orange red framed by a black outline with white spots The undersides range from bright red to pale brown interlaced by black and white This astonishing pattern helps to disguise the shape of the butterfly while the intense colour of the dorsal sides of the wings is a warning to predators that the red lacewing has a bad taste deriving from the poisonous host plants of the caterpillars The dorsal sides of the wings of the females are greyish brownish with black spots and white bands and spots on the black margins Caterpillars have several reddish black and white stripes a black head and long black spikes that contain poison In fact they mainly feed on poisonous climbing plants mainly Passiflora species P cochinchinensis P moluccana etc Gallery edit nbsp C biblis Side view nbsp Dorsal view nbsp At Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory source source source source source source source C biblis in Singapore Video clipReferences edit a b Cethosia Fabricius 1807 at Markku Savela s Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Cethosia biblis Drury 1770 Red Lacewing Retrieved 26 August 2017 Treadaway C G amp H G Schroeder 2009 A study of the subspecies of Cethosia biblis Drury 1773 from the Philippines Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Nachr entomol Ver Apollo N F 29 4 193 198 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cethosia biblis nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Cethosia biblis Fotop net HKLS Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cethosia biblis amp oldid 1188947697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
