Cethosia penthesilea
the Orange Lacewing
Andrew V. Z. Brower
Introduction
Cethosia penthesilea ranges from Java to Timor and northern Australia, but does not occur on New Guinea. The species formerly included C. methypsea of peninsular Malaya, but that is now considered a distinct species.References
Müller, C.J.,Beheregaray, L.B. 2010. Palaeo island-affinities revisited - biogeography and systematics of the Indo-Pacific genus Cethosia Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 57: 314-326.
Parsons, M. 1999. The butterflies of Papua New Guinea: their systematics and biology. Academic Press, San Diego.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Cethosia penthesilea |
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| Location | captive, Australia |
| Comments | Another tropical species, from NE Northern Territory; in the Melbourne Zoo butterfly house; on the feeder. |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Orange Lacewing |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2010 Michael Jefferies |
| Scientific Name | Cethosia penthesilea |
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| Location | captive, Long Sutton Butterfly Park, Lincolnshire, UK. |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Orange Lacewing (Cethosia penthesilea ) |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2008 Les |
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