
Glasswinged Butterfly

by Jeff Townsend
Title
Glasswinged Butterfly
Artist
Jeff Townsend
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Glasswinged butterfly (Greta oto) is a brush-footed butterfly. The tissue between the veins of its wings looks like glass, as it lacks the colored scales found in other butterflies.The opaque borders of its wings are dark brown, sometimes tinted with red or orange, and its body is dark in color.
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April 30th, 2016
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