Glasswing Butterfly is a photograph by Juergen Roth which was uploaded on March 19th, 2013.
Glasswing Butterfly
Ventral view of a Glasswing butterfly, also known as Greta oto; Close up macro photography artwork from the beautiful Magic Wings butterfly garden in... more
by Juergen Roth
Title
Glasswing Butterfly
Artist
Juergen Roth
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Ventral view of a Glasswing butterfly, also known as Greta oto; Close up macro photography artwork from the beautiful Magic Wings butterfly garden in South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
From Wikipedia: The Glasswinged butterfly (Greta oto) is a brush-footed butterfly, and is a member of the subfamily Danainae, tribe Ithomiini, subtribe Godyridina. Greta oto adults also exhibit a number of interesting behaviors, such as long migrations and lekking among males.
The wings are translucent, with a wingspan of 5.6 to 6.1 cm (2.2 to 2.4 in). Its most common English name is glasswinged butterfly, and its Spanish name is Eespejitos, which means "little mirrors". Indeed, the tissue between the veins of its wings looks like glass, as it lacks the colored scales found in other butterflies. The opaque borders of its wings are dark brown sometimes tinted with red or orange, and its body is dark in color.
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March 19th, 2013
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Comments (34)
Jennifer Robin
Congratulations on being selected from hundreds of images to feature in the group - INSECTS- Garden Visitors! l/v
KAREN WILES
CONGRATULATIONS JUERGEN for winning THIRD PLACE in the SPRING BUTTERFLIES Competition!!!
Donna Kennedy
Love these beautiful butterflies, we don't have them here! Wonderful capture...fav/tweet/vote
Juergen Roth
Thanks very much for commenting on my glasswing butterfly photo art Shitla ~ so glad you like this one from my bug gallery! Greetings, Juergen
Juergen Roth
Thanks for commenting on my glasswing butterfly photography image Kathy and Latha ... glad you like it! Regards, Juergen https://www.facebook.com/naturefineart
Juergen Roth
Thanks so very much for your beautiful comments on my Glasswing Butterfly Art ... glad you like this unusual butterfly image from my bug gallery Gail and Sybil! Happy Sunday, Juergen https://www.facebook.com/naturefineart
Sybil Conley
Wow just a beautiful capture! I have been looking at your work and I am moved by your eye! I am new to Fine art America and am learning my way around. I look forward to more of your work.
Juergen Roth
Thank you so very much for commenting on my Glasswing butterfly artwork Christina ... very much appreciated! I took this the other week at Magic Wings ... glad you like this macro photography image! Happy Sunday, Juergen https://www.facebook.com/naturefineart
Juergen Roth
Thanks so very much Geoff for commenting on this glasswing butterfly. It is one of my favorite butterfly images ... glad you like this one too! Happy Friday, Juergen https://www.facebook.com/naturefineart
Geoff Crego
Juergen, this is a magnificent capture. There are lots of butterflies where I live, but I haven't seen one with transparent wings. Beautiful! Your subject is tack sharp and the muted backdrop is perfect. Very well done. Voted
Juergen Roth
Thanks you so very much for commenting on this Glasswing butterfly picture from my gallery Marsha ... one of my latest bug addition and glad you like it! My best, Juergen https://www.facebook.com/naturefineart
Marsha Heiken
Wow,This is amazing. A on this one and vote /fave. Fantastic art.Thanks for comment on Bouquet. Marsha
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