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Glasswing butterfly _3493x__Huachu Glasswing butterfly _3493x__Huachu
Glasswing butterfly _3493x__Huachu

A butterfly with transparent wings. Photo taken in Canela - Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil View on black huachu's Photos Tagged with butterfly on Flickriver Greta oto is a brush-footed butterfly, and is a member of the clearwing clade; its wings are transparent. Its most common English name is glasswing, and its Spanish name is espejitos, which means "little mirrors." Indeed, the tissue between the veins of its wings looks like glass. It is one of the more abundant clearwing species in its home range, which extends throughout Central America into Mexico. The opaque borders of its wings are dark brown sometimes tinted with red or orange, and its body is dark in color. Its wingspan is between 5.5 and 6 cm. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasswing_butterfly

Taken in: Brazil / Rio Grande do Sul / Canela
Taken on: February 19, 2008
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