Leopard Lacewing Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Cethosia cyane
Family : Nymphalidae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : All types of wildlife habitat
Description : The Leopard Lacewing has brown colored body. The upperside of the males is tawny with apical black areas, separated by a broad oblique white band. Both wings have black spots and a crenate margin with V-shaped white markings. The underside of the wings is multicoloured, including differently-sized and shaped red, blue, blue, black and orange spots. The underside is characterized by a broad black margin with "V" shaped white markings. The upperside of the wings of the female is pale greenish-white. The underside is also similar to the male, but paler in appearance. This butterfly thrives in dense undergrowth forests.
Distribution in Bangladesh
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description written by:Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, en.wikipedia.orgphoto credit:CheongWeei Gan(www.inaturalist.org/people/CheongWeei Gan),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.
description written by:Shahtaj Islam Sakaal,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, en.wikipedia.orgphoto credit:CheongWeei Gan(www.inaturalist.org/people/CheongWeei Gan),photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.