Methona confusa

Methona confusa
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
  • Thyridia confusa denigrata Talbot, 1932

Methona confusa, common name 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

References

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