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Cressida cressida, the clearwing swallowtail or big greasy, is a Troidine swallowtail butterfly found in northern Australia, New Guinea, Maluku, and Timor. It is in the monotypic genus Cressida . [ 1 ]
Mechanitis polymnia, the orange-spotted tiger clearwing or disturbed tigerwing, [1] is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to the Amazon rainforest . The wingspan is 65–75 mm (2.6–3.0 in).
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various ...
Greta is a genus of clearwing butterflies, named by Arthur Francis Hemming in 1934. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae , and are found in Central America , South America , and the Caribbean .
The hornet moth or hornet clearwing (Sesia apiformis) is a large moth native to Europe and the Middle East and has been introduced to North America. [1] Its protective coloration is an example of Batesian mimicry, as its similarity to a hornet makes it unappealing to predators. The hornet moth has been linked to the large dieback of poplar ...
The butterfly gets the name Mechanitis from the chrysalises of the genus, which have a machine-like quality. [5] They are thin and small bodied butterflies with rounded wings and long yellow antennae. [5] The size of the adult or imago Mechanitis butterfly is 65–75 mm. [6]
Ithomiini is a butterfly tribe in the nymphalid subfamily Danainae. It is sometimes referred to as the tribe of clearwing butterflies or glasswing butterflies. Some authors consider the group to be a subfamily (Ithomiinae). These butterflies are exclusively Neotropical, found in humid forests from sea level to 3000 m, from Mexico to Argentina ...
Episcada is a genus of clearwing butterflies, named by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1879. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae . Species