Lacewing butterfly Cethosia cyane #1
by Lilach Weiss
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Lacewing butterfly Cethosia cyane #1
Artist
Lilach Weiss
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Three Lacewing butterfly (Cethosia cyane) (AKA Leopard Lacewing). The bright colouration of this butterfly is a warning to prospective predators that it is unpalatable. The caterpillars of this species feed on poisonous Passiflora vines, ingesting toxic chemicals which are retained in the adult insect. It ranges from India to South-East Asia. Photographed in Cambodia
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September 17th, 2011
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