Cethosia hypsea

Cethosia hypsea, the Malay lacewing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in from Myanmar to Indonesia and the Philippines.

The wingspan is about 80 mm.

The larvae feed on Adenia species. They are wine red and have long spines. They are also poisonous.

Subspecies

 * C. h. hypsea (Borneo)
 * C. h. palawana Fruhstorfer (Palawan)
 * C. h. munjava Fruhstorfer (western Java)
 * C. h. fruhstorferi Stichel (eastern Java)
 * C. h. hypsina C. & R. Felder, [1867] (southern Burma to Singapore)
 * C. h. aeole Moore (north-eastern Sumatra)
 * C. h. triocala Fruhstorfer (western Sumatra)
 * C. h. pallaurea Hagen, 1898 (Mentawai)
 * C. h. bankana Fruhstorfer (Bangka Island)
 * C. h. batuensis Stichel (Batu Islands)
 * C. h. mindanensis Felder (Philippines (Mindanao, Basilan))
 * C. h. festiva Fruhstorfer, 1909 (Jolo (Sulu Archipelago))
 * C. h. elioti Okubo, 1983