Zavaleta Glasswing

Godyris zavaleta

''Godyris zavaleta'', the Zavaleta Glasswing, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Costa Rica to southern Peru. The habitat consists of lowland and mid-elevation rainforests at altitudes up to 900 meters.

Adults visit the flowers of ''Epidendrum panniculatum''. Adult males sequester pyrrolizidine alkaloids from ''Heliotropium'', ''Tournefourtia'', ''Myosotis'', ''Eupatorium'', ''Neomiranda'' and ''Senecio'' species, making the species toxic to deter predation by birds.

The larvae feed on ''Solanum'' species , but have also been recorded feeding on ''Cestrum nocturnum''.
I have lovely yellow antennae Even though it has a torn wing it's still attractive 
 Ecuador,Fall,Geotagged,Godyris zavaleta

Naming

*''Godyris zavaleta zavaleta''
⤷ ''Godyris zavaleta baudoensis'' Vitale & Rodriguez, 2004
⤷ ''Godyris zavaleta caesiopicta''
⤷ ''Godyris zavaleta eutelina'' Brévignon, 1993
⤷ ''Godyris zavaleta gonussa''
⤷ ''Godyris zavaleta huallaga'' Fox, 1941
⤷ ''Godyris zavaleta matronalis''
⤷ ''Godyris zavaleta petersii''
⤷ ''Godyris zavaleta rosata'' Vitale & Rodriguez, 2004
⤷ ''Godyris zavaleta sosunga''
⤷ ''Godyris zavaleta telesilla''
⤷ ''Godyris zavaleta zygia''

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusGodyris
SpeciesG. zavaleta
Photographed in
Ecuador