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Cethosia biblis biblis​​  (Drury, 1773)

Red Lacewing

Home > Insects​ > Lepidoptera - Butterflies > ​Nymphalidae > Cethosia biblis biblis​​

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
​Genus: Cethosia
Species: biblis
Subspecies: ​biblis


  • Common name: Red Lacewing
  • Thai name: ผีเสื้อกะทกรกแดง​
  • Distribution: India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Hong Kong, S. China.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Cethosia biblis biblis​​ from Thailand.
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Cethosia biblis biblis (Drury, 1773) Doi Inthanon N.P. April 2014
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Cethosia biblis biblis (Drury, 1773) Doi Inthanon N.P. April 2014
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Cethosia biblis biblis (Drury, 1773) Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.
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Cethosia biblis biblis (Drury, 1773) Doi Suthep-Pui N.P.
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Cethosia biblis biblis (Drury, 1773) Phu Kieow Wildlife Reserve Chaiyaphum January
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Cethosia biblis biblis (Drury, 1773) Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum November
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Cethosia biblis biblis (Drury, 1773) mating, Pai Mae Hong Son, May 2018

References: 
​A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM - Y.Inayoshi.
​Thai Butterflies
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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