Methona confusa
| Giant glasswing | |
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| Methona confusa psamathe from Peru. Mounted specimen | |
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| 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 | |
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Methona confusa (giant glasswing) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
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
- Methona confusa confusa (Brazil)
- Methona confusa psamathe Godman & Salvin, 1898 (Ecuador, N. Peru)
- Methona confusa ssp. (Panama)
References
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