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Glasswinged butterfly at feeding platform A 2nd shot of the bizarre glasswinged butterfly species. In this shot you can get an idea of how small they are. By comparison, a butterfly like the Giant Owl would cover such a platform entirely:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/19736/yellow-edged_giant_owl_on_feeding_platter_in_butterfly_park.html" title="Yellow-edged Giant Owl on feeding platter in butterfly park"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/19736_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=urIqQXBUak0TnnMXGzkbWmTZkEA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Yellow-edged Giant Owl on feeding platter in butterfly park Caligo atreus,Europe,Leidschedam,Macro,Netherlands,Vlinders aan de Vliet,Yellow-edged Giant Owl" /></a></figure> Europe,Glasswinged butterfly,Greta oto,Leidschedam,Macro,Netherlands,Vlinders aan de Vliet Click/tap to enlarge

Glasswinged butterfly at feeding platform

A 2nd shot of the bizarre glasswinged butterfly species. In this shot you can get an idea of how small they are. By comparison, a butterfly like the Giant Owl would cover such a platform entirely:

Yellow-edged Giant Owl on feeding platter in butterfly park Caligo atreus,Europe,Leidschedam,Macro,Netherlands,Vlinders aan de Vliet,Yellow-edged Giant Owl

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    Wendy
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    So beautiful and fragile these butterflies.
    Nice one!     Posted 11 years ago

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The Glasswinged butterfly

''Greta oto'' is a brush-footed butterfly, and is a member of the subfamily Danainae, tribe Ithomiini, subtribe Godyridina.

''G. oto'' adults also exhibit a number of interesting behaviors, such as long migrations and lekking among males.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Aug 3, 2014. Captured May 29, 2014 11:04.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/3.2
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm