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Here are a few pictures of Transparent Butterflies. A Butterflie's wing color is due to tiny scales over a transparent membrane. Transparent butterflies only have scales along the edges of their wings, exposing the transparent membrane. When they fly it is very difficult to see them.
Check out these really cool pics!
Check out these really cool pics!
excellant, totally beautiful, thanks
Sorry, these are not butterflies, but actually a type of day moth 
They are called Clearwings.
They are called Clearwings.
Either way they are absolutely stunning to look at...There are some beautiful critters in this world.
amazing how nature can produce things so beautiful.
Pretty indeed...
QUOTE(frogfish @ May 19 2006, 02:42 AM) [snapback]1195061[/snapback]
Sorry, these are not butterflies, but actually a type of day moth
They are called Clearwings.You are right, they are a kind of moths from the clearwing family.
Stunning! Nature is a wonderful thing. 
it's the beautiful little things like these in nature that people fail to notice...
Thats pretty rad.
The beauties of Nature
QUOTE(frogfish @ May 18 2006, 10:12 PM) [snapback]1195061[/snapback]
Sorry, these are not butterflies, but actually a type of day moth
They are called Clearwings.Do moths have proboscises?
Great pictures.
These are butterflies.
Butterflies tend to hold their wings up when at rest, moths usually have theirs flat.
Butterflies have smooth bodies, moths are generally hairy.
Here are some clearwing moths
Butterflies tend to hold their wings up when at rest, moths usually have theirs flat.
Butterflies have smooth bodies, moths are generally hairy.
Here are some clearwing moths
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Butterflies tend to hold their wings up when at rest, moths usually have theirs flat.
Butterflies have smooth bodies, moths are generally hairy
True, but these are indeed moths. A kind of Day moth.
QUOTE(frogfish @ May 20 2006, 07:48 PM) [snapback]1197855[/snapback]
True, but these are indeed moths. A kind of Day moth.
No sorry they are indeed a butterfly.
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Greta oto is one of a number of similar transparent winged butterflies. It comes from central America, and is found from Mexico to Panama. It is quite common in its zone, but it not easy to find because of its transparent wings, which is a natural camouflage mechanism.
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ithomiinae
Latin name: Greta oto
Common name: The Glasswing
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Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Ithomiinae
Latin name: Greta oto
Common name: The Glasswing
LINK
Amazing what you can to with a little google.
This is a Glasswing butterfly:
And this, a Clearwing Moth:
And this, a Clearwing Moth:
The Glasswing butterfly, Raptor X7.
Latin name: Greta oto
They are both beautiful none the less.
Latin name: Greta oto
They are both beautiful none the less.
^Thanks.
My mistake then...Must send a note to the publisher of this book 
Damn you Frogfish :-)) Those were butterflies after all.
Lol...just going of from my book..
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