Methona confusa
Appearance
Giant glasswing | |
---|---|
Methona confusa psamathe from Peru. Mounted specimen | |
![]() | |
Male of Methona confusa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Subfamily: | |
Tribe: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | M. confusa
|
Binomial name | |
Methona confusa Butler, 1873
| |
Synonyms | |
|
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
- Methona confusa confusa (Brazil)
- Methona confusa psamathe Godman & Salvin, 1898 (Ecuador, N. Peru)
- Methona confusa ssp. (Panama)
References
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Wikispecies-logo.svg/34px-Wikispecies-logo.svg.png)
Wikispecies has information related to Methona confusa.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Methona confusa.