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  2. Cressida cressida - Wikipedia

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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 ]

  3. Mechanitis polymnia - Wikipedia

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    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).

  4. Sesiidae - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Greta (butterfly) - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  6. Hornet moth - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Mechanitis - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Ithomiini - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Episcada - Wikipedia

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    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