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Transparent Butterflies


Bone_Collector

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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!

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excellant, totally beautiful, thanks

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Sorry, these are not butterflies, but actually a type of day moth :yes: They are called Clearwings.

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Either way they are absolutely stunning to look at...There are some beautiful critters in this world.

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Sorry, these are not butterflies, but actually a type of day moth :yes: They are called Clearwings.

You are right, they are a kind of moths from the clearwing family.

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it's the beautiful little things like these in nature that people fail to notice...

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Thats pretty rad.

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Sorry, these are not butterflies, but actually a type of day moth :yes: They are called Clearwings.

Do moths have proboscises? :huh:

Great pictures. :yes:

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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.

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True, but these are indeed moths. A kind of Day moth.

No sorry they are indeed a butterfly.

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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Amazing what you can to with a little google.

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This is a Glasswing butterfly:

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And this, a Clearwing Moth:

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The Glasswing butterfly, Raptor X7.

Latin name: Greta oto

They are both beautiful none the less. :D

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My mistake then...Must send a note to the publisher of this book :P

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