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Leopard lacewing
Cethosia cyane
7.81202, 98.3256
Field Notes
Description:
As a caterpilar cylindrical, purplish-black segments with alternate yellow and crimson bands. The pupa hangs vertically. It has two pairs of pointed white processes at the middle of its body and a number of less prominent dorso-lateral processes. A pair of black foliaceous processes adorn the head. Body color is either dark brown or yellowish brown, both mottled with white and black patches. There are several dorsal spots of bright silverish.
Habitat:
Normaly found from India to southern China and Indochina. Its range has expanded in the last few decades, and its arrival in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, including Singapore, is relatively recent.
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