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Glasswinged butterfly * Photograph taken at the MONTREAL SPACE for LIFE. Canada,Episcada salvinia,Geotagged,Salvin's clearwing,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

Glasswinged butterfly

* Photograph taken at the MONTREAL SPACE for LIFE.

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    This is not Greta oto, it has more veins on the hindwings. Posted 8 years ago
    1. View J M Belanzaran's profile
      J M Belanzaran
      Mountain Gorilla
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      The Montreal Space for Life and the Montreal Insectarium were both involved in the identification of this butterfly. However they are known to have made errors in i.d. in the past. Posted 8 years ago

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The Salvin's clearwing

Episcada salvinia (Bates, 1864) is a species of clearwing butterfly found in Central America.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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By J M Belanzaran

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Uploaded May 5, 2015. Captured Apr 15, 2015 15:25 in 4581 Rue Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, QC H1X 2B1, Canada.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm