Methona confusa
Giant glasswing | |
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Methona confusa psamathe from Peru. Mounted specimen | |
Male of Methona confusa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: | Danainae |
Tribe: | Ithomiini |
Genus: | Methona |
Species: | M. confusa |
Binomial name | |
Methona confusa Butler, 1873 | |
Synonyms | |
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Methona confusa (giant glasswing) is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Description
Methona confusa has a wingspan of about 80 millimetres (3.1 in). Wings are transparent with black margins and black cross-bars on the forewings and the hindwings. The margins of the hindwings show a series of small white spots. The body has a double parallel series of conspicuous white spots. Antennae are black, with yellowish tip.
Distribution
This species can be found in Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and colombia
Subspecies
References
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