Cethosia luzonica , the Luzon lacewing, is a species of heliconiine butterfly endemic to the Philippines.[1]

Cethosia luzonica
Cethosia luzonica on a 2019 stamp sheet of the Philippines
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cethosia
Species:
C. luzonica
Binomial name
Cethosia luzonica
C. & R. Felder, 1863
Synonyms
  • Cethosia luzonica var. pariana Semper, 1888
  • Cethosia luzonica var. boholica Semper, 1888
  • Cethosia luzonica var. magindanica Semper, 1888

Subspecies

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  • C. l. luzonica (Philippines: Luzon)
  • C. l. pariana Semper, 1888 (Philippines: Panay, Negros, Guimaras)
  • C. l. boholica Semper, 1888 (Philippines: Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Cebu, Panaon)
  • C. l. magindanica Semper, 1888 (Philippines: Mindanao)

References

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  1. ^ "Cethosia Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms