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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Red Lacewing

             Red Lacewing butterfly (Cethosia biblis) is a species of heliconiine butterfly belonging to the Nymphalidae family. Red Lacewing is 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. 
            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. 

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