Greta Oto by danob
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Description
Greta oto is a brush-footed butterfly, and is a member of the clearwing clade; its wings are transparent. Its most common English name is glasswing, and its Spanish name is espejitos, which means "little mirrors." Indeed, the tissue between the veins of its wings looks like glass. It is one of the more abundant clearwing species in its home range, which extends throughout Central America into Mexico. The opaque borders of its wings are dark brown sometimes tinted with red or orange, and its body is dark in color. Its wingspan is between 5.5 and 6 cm.
Adults inhabit the rainforest understory and feed on the nectar of a variety of tropical flowers. G. oto prefers to lay its eggs on plants of the tropical nightshade genus Cestrum. The silvery-gray caterpillars feed on these toxic plants and store the alkaloids in their tissues, making them distasteful to predators such as birds. They retain their toxicity in adulthood. The same alkaloids that make them poisonous also are converted into pheromones by the males, which use them to attract females, thus G. oto adults also exhibit a number of interesting behaviors, such as long migrations and lekking among males, which is more usual in birds where males create a space to attract females
Comments (45)
Fred255
Wow brilliant, the wings are almost transparent
kenwas
Remarkable image. It looks like a piece of jewerly! What a great capture.
sharky_
Like a beautiful ballerina dancing in nature. Beautiful and colorful capture. Aloha
marybelgium
simply one word BEAUTIFUL !
inshaala
Thats weird... never knew butterflys with transparent wings existed. Interesting read and a top quality photo. With each upload like this i wonder if you shouldnt just put it all together in a book ;)
Littlejock
Very impressive pic and your DOF is perfect so lovely butt and the colours is out of range.. I like how is unfocused before and after the butterfly. Hugs
moochagoo
That's a nice shot !
gunsan
Greta was my mother's name, and now she is a butterfly in heaven. I am sure she is as beautful this gem!
_Guffi_
Cool shot, depth of field is exactly as it should be. Great job.
Dalyn
Great image wonderful butterfly
babuinodeoro
very vivid colours. excellent macro. Bravo
mark.spooner
Beautiful.
natalieb
Woow, very beautiful shot, one to keep in my favs. thx!
rainbows
Never knew this beauty existed, Danny. Incredible butterfly & capture. Thank you for showing us all. Hugs. Diane.
SNAKEY
Most awesome mate. Cheers!!!
Loloe
Wow!!! wonderful macro! This butty is so lovely!!!Never seen it before! Bravo!!!!
monjo71
Great capture Danny. I have a few shots of the clearwing also.... a fascinating species. Very well done John
short_ribs
Impressive shot buddy! Love the colors in this one! :) Wish I could get a colorful fella like this oneday... Thanks for sharing!
creanum
wow a great capture in macro, great colors...and transparences....
Enmos
Amazing capture and buttie !! Superb work here mate !! :)
SoulSearcherr
omg..pout..lol..why can't this have my name on it..this is amazing..I love love loveeeeeee it..
st_fish
What a spectacular butty! You've surely captured a beauty! Thanks for sharing it! 8;o)
gs1953
grande e stupenda immagine!
drag
I Want to be alone...know that was Greta Garbo..LoL It looks like it was made of stainglass. A wonderfully amazing capture.
kansas
Such a gorgeous butty. The shimmering colors of the transparent portion of the wings is stunning.
tizjezzme
I have never seen anything like this before until last year, here at Rosity, someone uploaded a pic of one. But it didn't have the colors that this one has ... Unbelieveable little critters... so incredibly awesome and SPECIAL!!!
sittingblue
undeniable beauty.
BorisB
Oh my god, that is absolutely AMAZING!!! A masterpiece, really!
Leeco
Absolutely great shot and amazing butty. Thanks for sharing.
romanceworks
Now that is an amazing and exquisite butterfly ... wings of glass ... how perfect. CC