Greta oto, the transparent butterfly

            The unique Glasswing or Clearwing (Greta oto, too Greta morgane oto) is a brush-footed butterfly where its wings are transparent. 
Like its English name its Spanish name too is very fascinating. It is called 'Espejitos', which means 'little mirrors’. The tissue between the veins of its wings looks like glass. The opaque borders of its wings are dark brown, sometimes tinted with red or orange, and its body is dark in color. The length of the wings is between 4.5 and 6.0 cm. It is thought that their mostly transparent wings make these butterflies less visible when in flight.
It is a day active common butterfly from Central America (Mexico to Panama) and the Caribbean. The Glasswing may also be found in Venezuela in the mountain area around the City of Caracas. Adult glaswings inhabit the tropical rainforest and feed on the nectar of a variety of tropical flowers.
This picture was taken in the tropical butterfly house of the botanical gardens of the Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

De unieke glasvleugelvlinder (Greta oto, ook Greta morgane oto) is een wat schuwe overdag actieve vlinder met doorzichtige vleugels. Het is een algemeen voorkomende vlinder in Midden-Amerika (Mexico tot Panama) en het Caraïbische gebied. De soort wordt ook gevonden in Venezuela in het bergachtige gebied rond de stad Caracas, maar is daar minder algemeen.
Net als de Engelse en Nederlandse namen “glasswing” en “glasvleugel” is de Spaanse naam in Midden-Amerika, waar de vlinder vandaan komt, ook erg fascinerend. De vlinder heet daar ‘Espejitos’, wat 'kleine spiegels' betekent. Het doorzichtige weefsel tussen de aderen van de vleugels lijkt op glas. De niet doorzichtige aderen zijn donkerbruin, soms wat rood of oranje. 
Het lichaam van de vlinder is donker van kleur. De lengte van de vleugels is tussen 4,5 en 6,0 cm. 
Er wordt gedacht dat de doorzichtige vleugels de vlinders minder zichtbaar maken tijdens de vlucht.
Volwassen glasvleugelvlinders bewonen het tropisch regenwoud en voeden zich met de nectar van de verschillende tropische bloemen. 
Deze foto is gemaakt in het vlinderhuis in de Botanische Tuinen van de Utrechtse Universiteit.
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Taken in: Nederland / Utrecht / Utrecht / De Uithof (show map)

Taken on: August 24, 2013

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