Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane)

 

Cethosia

Cethosia, commonly called the lacewings, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as Australia.

           

Leopard Lacewing  (Cethosia cyane)

The Leopard Lacewing is a species of heliconiine butterfly 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.

Male Leopard Lacewing

Upperside tawny, in fresh specimens a rich reddish tawny. Fore wing: anterior and apical two-thirds black, the margin of this colour waved and irregular, following a line dividing the cell longitudinally and circling round to near the posterior angle; a short, broad, oblique, white-bar beyond apex of cell, the veins crossing it and a spot in interspaces 3 and 4 black; a transverse indistinct row of small spots and a terminal series of <-shaped lunules white. Hind wing: three or four spots just beyond apex of cell, a subterminal row of spots and the termen broadly black, the last with a series of white lunules as on the fore wing. Underside variegated with red, white, pale blue, ochraceous and black; the terminal margins of both wings broadly black with white lunules as on the upperside; in the middle of each lunule a short white streak from the margin; cilia alternately black and white. Fore wing: the cell with transverse bands of red, blue and black; the base and disc below the cell red spotted with black, followed by pale blue, ochraceous and black; the white oblique band as on upperside, beyond it a transverse incomplete row of lanceolate white marks, with three black spots in each, followed by a subterminal ochraceous band paling inwardly. Hind wing: the base and cell pale blue and red, crossed by several broken incomplete black lines, then alternate bands of white and ochraceous, two of each; the outer white band narrow and marked in each interspace with three black spots arranged as a triangle. Antennae, head and thorax dusky brown; abdomen above tawny, beneath white.

Male Leopard Lacewing

Female Leopard Lacewing

Similar to the male in markings, but the tawny groundcolour replaced by pale greenish white, somewhat brownish on the upperside of fore wing, the extent of black on this wing larger. Underside with all the markings paler than in the male the red at the base of the wings replaced by brownish yellow on the fore, white on the hind wing. Antennae, head and thorax dusky brown; abdomen dusky above, white beneath.

Female Leopard Lacewing

Hello kitty butter cookies

 Butter Flavor

Unsalted Butter: 50g
Powdered Sugar: 25g
Egg Yolk: 1
Pastry Flour: 100g

 Chocolate Flavor

Pastry Flour: 80g
Unsalted Butter: 50g
Powdered Sugar: 25g
Egg Yolk: 1
Chocolate Cocoa Powder Unsweetened: 20g

Don't forget your Hello Kitty cookie cutter!

Before Start:

1. Soften Butter
2. Sift Flour
3. Cut the Softened butter into small pieces

Steps:

1. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, cream the butter until fluffy and pale yellow.

2. Add powdered sugar and continue beating until combined. (turn white)

3. Add the egg yolk and beat on low speed until well blended.

4. Sift the flour into another bowl, Add half of the flour into the butter mixture and stir with a plastic spoon until blended then add the rest.

5. The dough should be soft at this step. Turn the dough out of the bowl and wrap in plastic wrap.

6. Refrigerate until chilled, about 30 mins.

7. Preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets or line them with parchment paper.

8. Remove the dough from the refrigerator, place between 2 sheets of waxed paper, and roll out 1/4 inch (6mm) thick.

9. Use a cookie cutter (I used Hello Kitty cookie cutter), cut out the cookies.

10. Repeat to roll out the remaining dough portions, then reroll the dough scraps into 1/4 inch thick dough. Cut the dough again.

Note: if the dough becomes sticky, wrap it and chill in the freezer for about 10 mins before rolling out.

11. Place the cookies to the prepared pans, bake until firm to the tough, about 12mins to 15 mins.

12. Transfer the pans to wire racks. Loosen the cookies from the pans with the spatula, but leave in place on the pans until cooled.

Done!!!