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Monique Simons | all galleries >> Butterflies & Moths >> Brush-footed butterflies >> Heliconiinae > Leopard Lacewing ♂
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04-FEB-2011

Leopard Lacewing ♂

Koh Samui, Thailand

The Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane) is a species of heliconiine butterfly found from India to
southern China (southern Yunnan), and Indochina. Its range has expanded in the last few decades,
and its arrival in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, including Singapore, is relatively
recent.

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Genus: Cethosia
Species: C. cyane


Nikon D300 ,Vivitar Series 1 90mm F2.5 macrolens
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