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Greta morgane oto
The wings are translucent, with a wingspan of 5.6 to 6.1 cm (2.2 to 2.4 in). Its most common English name is glasswinged butterfly, and its Spanish name is "espejitos", which means "little mirrors." Indeed, the tissue between the veins of its wings looks like glass, as it lacks the colored scales found in other butterflies. The opaque borders of its wings are dark brown sometimes tinted with red or orange, and its body is dark in color.
Butterfly garden
Just some details of the amazing glasswinged butterfly
Spotted on Aug 21, 2011
Submitted on Aug 25, 2011
23 Comments
i love this.
Wonderful
Thanks @Ursula
wow. beautifull butterfly! :)
Thanks @textless. What I like most in those details is the fact that the 'glass' itself seems to have tiny hairs and texture. Not what I expected.
A beautiful butterfly, and great detail in your photo series. Thanks!
Thanks for all your feedback!
great series! Congratulations!
superb! the last is my favorite!:)
Beautiful!
Great clicks.
Thanks guys!
Really great series!
Superb photos! :-)
Can you tell me where this butterfly farm is? We're visiting friends and family in Holland soon, staying in Almere...
so beautiful. i dream to see this in real life
Thanks!
Luv the 4th photo...beautiful pose + colors!
Fascinating makro work.
And here is another Glasswinged butterfly: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/711...
Thanks guys, my pleasure. I had great fun taking these pictures!
Beautiful photo, amazing spotting!
Great macro work..!!
Amazing!