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  2. Greta oto - Wikipedia

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    The adult glasswing butterfly can be identified by its transparent wings with opaque, dark brown borders tinted with red or orange. Their bodies are a dark brown color. The butterflies are 2.8 to 3.0 centimetres (1.1 to 1.2 in) long and have a wingspan of 5.6 to 6.1 centimetres (2.2 to 2.4 in). [1] [3]

  3. Hemaris thysbe - Wikipedia

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    As it begins to fly, scales fall off leaving a mostly clear wing with reddish-brown borders and veins. [2] The width and shape of the border as well as the patterning of the veins vary between individuals. [5] The moth beats its wings quite rapidly and has a wingspan of 4 to 5.5 centimetres (1.6 to 2.2 in).

  4. Morpho lympharis - Wikipedia

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    Morpho lympharis is a large butterfly. The crystal-clear wings are suffused blue or iridescent pink. The reverse side is decorated with a row of ocelli.. Morpho lympharis replaces M. portis in the Andean region, but has hitherto only been found in Peru and was described from Paucartambo Province.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Cressida cressida - Wikipedia

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    The black border encloses a series of red spots, whose size and number can vary; a warning colouration found in most butterflies that utilise the toxic Aristolochia as a larval food plant. Females have a wingspan of 70 mm. [4] The wings are a semi-translucent tawny colour, similar to aged greaseproof paper. This colouration is most intense ...

  7. External morphology of Lepidoptera - Wikipedia

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    The wings, head parts of thorax, and abdomen of Lepidoptera are covered with minute scales, from which feature the order Lepidoptera derives its names, the word lepidos in Ancient Greek meaning "scale". Most scales are lamellar (blade like) and attached with a pedicel, while other forms may be hair like or specialised as secondary sexual ...

  8. Lepidoptera - Wikipedia

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    Lepidoptera (/ ˌ l ɛ p ɪ ˈ d ɒ p t ər ə / LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths.About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organisms, [1] [2] making it the second largest insect order (behind Coleoptera) with 126 families [3] and 46 superfamilies ...

  9. List of butterflies of North America - Wikipedia

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    "Butterflies of North America" (1868-1872) by W. H. Edwards from the American Entymological Society; second series (1884), third series (1897) Holland, W. J. (1915). The butterfly guide : A pocket manual for the ready identification of the commoner species found in the United States and Canada, United States: Doubleday, Page & Company

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