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Glasswinged butterfly

Greta morgane oto

Description:

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.

Habitat:

Butterfly garden

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8 Comments

sttweets
sttweets 11 years ago

Pretty @Ashby'Satine'McKenney and astonishing what nature 'produces'

So very Pretty!

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

very very cool!..:)

sttweets
sttweets 11 years ago

Thanks @Joan Federis

Emiko Siddesh Rain
Emiko Siddesh Rain 11 years ago

wow beautiful

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago

@ZackUmbarger Yes, aren't they just wonderful. Have you seen these pictures with lost of detail: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/710...

ZackUmbarger
ZackUmbarger 12 years ago

This has been one of my favorite butterflies for a long time :)

JVM
JVM 12 years ago

Wow.

sttweets
Spotted by
sttweets

Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands

Spotted on Aug 21, 2011
Submitted on Aug 25, 2011

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