Greta andromica nerina Glasswing, tribe Ithomiini, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

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Christine Young

Lion

Fantastic! Hope you can get an ID! Posted 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I'm not holding my breath on this one. I'm a bit disappointed in the many FB specialist groups I joined. All I get is likes, and no actual help. Perhaps my expectation is wrong :) Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Eh, bummer. I have found that as well - very little "expert" help, with the exception of the mushroom ID forums. If you're lucky enough to get a comment for this one, it will be something like: "It's a butterfly". Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Exactly! Yesterday I posted "Lynx spider....blah blah. Anybody know the ID?"
      Response: "I think it's a lynx spider".
      
      Or just throwing a random species without any underpinning.
      
      I think the reality is that for difficult categories, the true experts are dusty scientists who hardly know how to use a computer. I'm of course excessively stereotyping, but still. Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Agreeeed! It's hard not to just reply to those well-meaning people, "Um, duh. I said that already." Posted 6 years ago
3. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Update: I think I got the species:
  https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreyglassberg/22535826044/ Posted 6 years ago
4. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Hmm, it looks close, but I'm not sure because the wing pattern and face look a bit off. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Oh wait - it looks like you decided on another ID after all :). Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Yes forgot to comment on yet another update, sorry :)
        The key was in the roundness of the snout. Never figured that to be a key for butterflies. Posted 6 years ago

The Andromica clearwing

"Greta andromica", the Andromica clearwing, is a ithomiine butterfly from the subfamily Ithomiinae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1854.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant