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Tamil Lacewing Butterfly
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Tamil Lacewing Butterfly

Cethosia nietneri

Cethosia nietneri, the Tamil lacewing, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Sri Lanka and south India. The species name is after John Nietner who obtained specimens of the butterfly from Ceylon from which it was described.

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