Transparent Butterflies
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These butterflies are known as Greta Oto and are members of the clearwing clade. Due to their beautiful transparent wings, they are also called glasswing or espejitos (”little mirrors”).
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Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Greta
Species: G. oto
Wingspan: 56-58mm
Forewing length: 27-31mm
Abundance: Common
Larval host plants:
Cestrum lanatum
Cestrum racemosum
Cestrum sp. ?San Luis?
Early stages: Solitary
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Photo Courtesy: William A. Haber, Dirk van dar Made, Bill Hails, Dave Hanson, Mark Deering, Martina Koloska
Sources: NeotropicalButterflies.com
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These are awsome butterfly pictures. They remind me of transparent model airplanes.
hmmm… you are giving me ideas with those airplanes
What kind of ideas?
secret!!!
Secret ideas! How intrguing. Will you tell on your blog?
Hope so… as soon as I find a few free moments
Have you found your free moments yet?
still looking
Well, when you do, pay me a visit and let me know that you’ve found it.
wow…..i just stumbled upon these photos, great, i never even knew butterflies like that existed
I am in love with your site. I could sit and look through it for hours, my kids love it too
Just Stumbled across this. Very cool!